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If a person is confirmed after going through RCIA are they allowed to receive Eucharist if they weren’t originally married in the Catholic church? Also if a Catholic marries in the Lutheran church and it wasn’t recognized by the Catholic church can that person still receive Eucharist? Thanks
 
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If a person is confirmed after going through RCIA are they allowed to receive Eucharist if they weren’t originally married in the Catholic church? Also if a Catholic marries in the Lutheran church and it wasn’t recognized by the Catholic church can that person still receive Eucharist? Thanks
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if this person is still married, that is one of the first issues the pastor or person on the RCIA team he delegates will explore with the candidate, so that any steps necessary to validate the marriage are taken long before the person is confirmed and receives first communion. It is essential that any marriage issue be addressed, because if it should happen that the person is in an irregular marriage, that has to be rectified before the other sacraments are received, because the person is objectively in a state of mortal sin as long as he is living with the spouse and enjoying conjugal relations.

It the non-Catholic candidate married previously, and both parties were otherwise free to marry, the marriage is recognized as valid by the Catholic Church. The individual situation must be investigated by the pastor, no way to make general statement here as there are too many variables.

A Catholic who married without following Church law, or without a dispensation from such laws, is not validly married and must have the marriage convalidated before he can receive communion. This includes someone baptized CAtholic but raised in another denomination.
 
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If a person is confirmed after going through RCIA are they allowed to receive Eucharist if they weren’t originally married in the Catholic church?
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Two people married in their own faith tradition (or by the civil government) who subsequently become Catholic have a valid marriage (even if only one becomes Catholic, the marriage is still valid). There is nothing they need to do for that marriage to be recognized by the Catholic Church. And, yes, they can receive the Eucharist.

That is not true if either of them had a prior marriage. In that case, before entering the Church they must submit their prior marriage to the tribunal for examination.
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Also if a Catholic marries in the Lutheran church and it wasn’t recognized by the Catholic church can that person still receive Eucharist? Thanks
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No. Not unless or until they go to Confession and have their marriage convalidated by the Church.
 
What if only one person of the couple is doing RCIA? Only one spouse is being confirmed. Is the marriage still valid?
 
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What if only one person of the couple is doing RCIA? Only one spouse is being confirmed. Is the marriage still valid?
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that has nothing to do with it, check on AAA about a week ago, Fr. Serpa answered this same question.
 
Good answers so far! Keep in mind, as already mentioned, the RCIA team or person whould do a thorough question and answer session with the person going through RCIA to determine how to handle any marriage issues.
 
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