Re-marriage and communion

[rootsman]

Baptized pagan A marries baptized pagan B, but divorce after short time. A becomes christian in a sect and re-marries baptized christian C.

After some 20 years of marriage and faithful in the sect, A and C becomes catholic. Will A be denied communion?

If yes, why?

 

[SuscipeMeDomine]

Baptized pagan A marries baptized pagan B, but divorce after short time. A becomes christian in a sect and re-marries baptized christian C.

After some 20 years of marriage and faithful in the sect, A and C becomes catholic. Will A be denied communion?

If yes, why?

Before A and C would be received into the church their marriage would have to be investigated. If they were received into the Church then I assume they received declarations of nullity or whatever other procedures were needed in order to have their marriage convalidated. In that case neither A nor C would be denied communion.

 

[Just_Lurking]

After some 20 years of marriage and faithful in the sect, A and C becomes catholic. Will A be denied communion?

If it turns out that A & B’s marriage was valid, then both A and C will be denied entry into the Catholic Church as long as they hold themselves out to be a married couple, because A is really still married to B, not C. Barring special circumstances, like having small children to raise together, A and C must separate and obtain a civil divorce in order to become Catholic.

 

[tee_eff_em]

What is a “baptized pagan”, and what does it mean for a “baptized pagan” to “become christian”?



tee

 

[rootsman]

What is a “baptized pagan”, and what does it mean for a “baptized pagan” to “become christian”?



tee

He-he

Here in Norway, we have a protestant state-church, and virtually all are baptized as infants, but all are considered “pagan” until they “become christian”, usually by joining a protestant sect other than the state-church.

 

[puzzleannie]

not enough info
when either person is received into the Catholic Church the circumstances if his marital history must be reveal to the priest who prepares them, and all prior marriages investigated to determine validity, so that the validity of the current union can be determined. this will be different for every case, depending on many different variables. In general the marriage between two persons, baptized or not, who were otherwise free to marry, is valid until proven otherwise, so that any subsequent divorce and remarriage is not valid.