Well, I guess this is one of those fun instances where I need to submit to the authority of the Church. That directive is pretty clear. It is certainly a head-scratcher, though. It’s logical end is that in any mixed marriage, the children won’t be raised Catholic. I suppose this is why the Church advises so strongly against them.Did you read the article from the Directory on Ecumenism I quoted earlier?
I kind of see it this way also, to make it simple, who are you going to believe in the commands of God, or your wife.I don’t think you have a very good understanding of the sacrament, friend.
You can play the hypothetical game all you want, but that doesn’t prove anything. It’s also possible that her father’s willingness to risk losing his wife, who he loves, so that his daughter may be baptized and raised in the Church would prove to her how important Catholicism is. Neither of us can predict the future. This is why we must always do the right thing and trust in God’s providence. In this case, that is taking a stand, baptizing his daughter, and establishing NOW that she will be raised in the Church.
In the case of an infant or a mentally handicapped person, what else is needed besides baptism for salvation?Baptism alone is not sufficient, .
If a Catholic wishes to marry a non-Catholic, it’s a requirement for the Catholic party to promise to raise the children Catholic.Well, I guess this is one of those fun instances where I need to submit to the authority of the Church. That directive is pretty clear. It is certainly a head-scratcher, though. It’s logical end is that in any mixed marriage, the children won’t be raised Catholic. I suppose this is why the Church advises so strongly against them.
Regardless, what’s said and promised in the glow of marriage preparation doesn’t always translate to reality once faced with a child. It’s particularly difficult when the parents are both strong in their respective faiths or when the Catholic parent’s faith is not as strong or stronger than the non-Catholic parent’s.If a Catholic wishes to marry a non-Catholic, it’s a requirement for the Catholic party to promise to raise the children Catholic.
But rather or not his faith was as important then as it is now, what about the promises that were still made.Regardless, what’s said and promised in the glow of marriage preparation doesn’t always translate to reality once faced with a child. It’s particularly difficult when the parents are both strong in their respective faiths or when the Catholic parent’s faith is not as strong or stronger than the non-Catholic parent’s.
It’s even more difficult when the rules change in the middle of the game as was the case with this couple where his faith wasn’t important to him when they first got married, and then became so later. It’s probably a lot for her to deal with since he’s no longer the man she thought she married.
That’s kinda the point of this whole discussion. What if the non-Catholic changes their mind and will break apart the family if the children are raised Catholic? My first inclination is one thing, but the Church teaches otherwise. This shows how important the family unit is in the eyes of the Church.If a Catholic wishes to marry a non-Catholic, it’s a requirement for the Catholic party to promise to raise the children Catholic.