Right or Wrong? Yet Another Marriage Question

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If a Catholic (may not be practicing) is marrying a Christian.
However, they have decided to have a court marriage, rather than in church.
Should family attend the celebration, knowing this is wrong? Or just attend to keep the peace?
 
I think they should attend if they are invited. If they are going to be grumbling, or mumbling to themselves the whole time, then maybe they should stay home despite being invited.
 
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Gwyn said:
If a Catholic (may not be practicing) is marrying a Christian.
However, they have decided to have a court marriage, rather than in church.
Should family attend the celebration, knowing this is wrong? Or just attend to keep the peace?
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Depends more on the individuals who choose to attend, particularly if you’re practicing and devoutly Catholic. If the wedding was being conducted by say women priests who claim they are still Catholic, or a same sex wedding, or by any clergy not given permission to marry and in defiance of Church authority , then that I’d definitely avoid. If the couple in the wedding are not Catholic or Catholic not practicing their faith, then I see no problem attending. The problem is with the married couple and whether or not the marriage is seen as valid (or not) in the eyes of the Catholic Church, it may or may not be depending on circumstances.
 
As parents, it is our duty to teach our kids about marriage from the time they are talking. Do it in an age appropriate way, but, by the time they are in Jr High they should understand that as Catholics they are to marry someone who is free to marry and do so with the permission of the Church.

They should be led to think critically about the scenes in movies or television where weddings are about picturesque settings instead of about the marriage and it’s validity.

Kids raised to respect the faith and beliefs of others are adults who would not think of serving ham to their orthodox Jewish neighbors.

This way, if the child decides to violate the laws of the Church, they will have respect for the faith of their parents and would not expect them to celebrate this violation.
 
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