New Baltimore policy permits outdoor Catholic weddings

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Baltimore, Md., Jun 11, 2018 / 01:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced a policy to allow weddings to be held outside of parish churches, including at outdoor venues.
“The archbishop has been emphatic about reaching out to young people,” Diane Barr, chancellor of the Baltimore archdiocese, told the Catholic Review in an article published June 6. “There is more openness to considering other options.”

The revised policy was promulgated Feb. 14, and is the fruit of conversations with people who want to be married in the Church, but also want to have the wedding at a location special to them.
Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore policy allows outdoor weddings
 
I absolutely think a Church is the best venue for a wedding…however, I keep getting invited to weddings where God is barely mentioned. I’ve been to 3-4 weddings where the officiant was not ordained to any religious denomination. I’ll take an outdoor wedding officiated by a priest over no priest at all.
 
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