Non catholic weddings

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puzzleannie said:
you had better ask your pastor, since the answers here are so conflicting. Witnessing a valid sacramental marriage, as a union between two baptized non-Catholics will be, is not contrary to your Catholic faith, and is not participating in worship. Reception of communion does not even enter into this discussion. Participating would be officiating at such a wedding.
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I think the nun who taught us our Catechism was correct.
 
pinay said:
Yes it does! If you don’t believe me, read your catechism! Approval of non-Catholic Christian weddings to non-Catholic Christian couples are completely alright!
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Your statement is a non-sequitur to the OP’s question. Besides, the Catechism is a high-level document and doesn’t go into the level of detail that covers every possible situation that the human can get himself into.
 
sedonaman said:
I didn’t say “attend”. I said “participate”.
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If a dispensation has been given for a marriage of a Catholic to a non-Catholic in a non-Catholic Church, it is fine for a Catholic to participate. It is even possible for a priest to take part in such a wedding such as giving a blessing or prayer.

Similarly, non-Catholic clergy can take part in a Catholic wedding involving a non-Catholic, as long a he does not take part in Communion.
 
sedonaman said:
Your statement is a non-sequitur to the OP’s question. Besides, the Catechism is a high-level document and doesn’t go into the level of detail that covers every possible situation that the human can get himself into.
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That statement was not made in answer to the OP’s question - I had a separate post for that. That statement was made in direct rebuttal to YOUR statement.

The catechism in this particular case is very clear on the matter.
 
pinay said:
That statement was not made in answer to the OP’s question - I had a separate post for that. That statement was made in direct rebuttal to YOUR statement.

The catechism in this particular case is very clear on the matter.
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your citation deals with a Catholic participating in non-Catholic worship
witnessing a valid non-Catholic wedding IS NOT worship
the only way it would be wrong for a CAtholic to participate would be an attempt to officiate as minister of another faith. It would even be acceptable for a Catholic to officiate at a wedding if it is part of their official duties as a civil official such as a judge or JP.
 
pinay said:
That statement was not made in answer to the OP’s question - I had a separate post for that. That statement was made in direct rebuttal to YOUR statement.

The catechism in this particular case is very clear on the matter.
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You got paragraph numbers?
 
puzzleannie said:
your citation deals with a Catholic participating in non-Catholic worship
witnessing a valid non-Catholic wedding IS NOT worship
the only way it would be wrong for a CAtholic to participate would be an attempt to officiate as minister of another faith. It would even be acceptable for a Catholic to officiate at a wedding if it is part of their official duties as a civil official such as a judge or JP.
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That’s why I mentioned in the post above (sorry, I know I should link it, but I can’t find it… it’s somewhere in the previous pages)… that I may not understand what he meant by worship… because his statement was - A catholic can’t attend a non-Catholic wedding because it is considered an act of worship.

I even mentioned that you may attend a non-Catholic worship service if you worship only in the Catholic manner, not partaking of any Eucharist/Sacrament/Breaking of Bread, what-have-you and that it is clear to you and the non-Catholic church that you are there as a Catholic. It is a matter of personal judgement not a hard-and-fast rule of the Catholic Church.

Make sense now?
 
pinay said:
… because his statement was - A catholic can’t attend a non-Catholic wedding because it is considered an act of worship.
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Make sense now?
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No because that is not what I said [post #8]:
sedonaman said:
… the nun told us that we could attend non-Catholic weddings, but you had to get your priest’s permission to participate because the ceremony is considered an act of worship. …
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