Haha yes, but Catholicism is not such an “open and tolerant religion” - it is the truth, plain and simple. And in order to baptize your children Catholic, you must first promise to raise them as Catholics - without addition or subtraction. Doing both just isn’t really a viable option - until the Sikh people are preached the Gospel and accept it, bringing with them whatever is true and can be retained, you have to be one or the other.
Thank you Scott. The Code of Cannon Law is the ruling guide for these issues. Clergy is bound by CCL. Also thank you for the SHJ image. It caused me to respond specifically to your post, despite many good insights from other posters. mb123
Most Indian religion are very open and tolerant about other faiths. However I am not too sure if the catholic church will allow you to raise the kids as both christians and sikhs.
I have a beard and my parents don’t mind
My sentence implied that my folks are againstmy kids turning sikhs.I have a beard and my parents don’t mind.
I know mate, I was only joking.My sentence implied that my folks are againstmy kids turning sikhs.
Growing a beard isnt the issue…
Wow…if you are understanding the Blood of Christ transformed (Languia Christi) as presubstantiated wine, then YOU need to refresh your own agreement of permanent Holy Orders and the imbued power of Transubstantian.I have a beard and my parents don’t mind
But this is one thing that you must consider if trying to raise the children in both faiths. Which caremonies do they go through? Are they baptised, and a name chosen from the Christian faith, or do they go through the Sikh Nam Karan ceremony where a name is chosen according to the first letter on the first new verse of a random page in the Guru Granth Sahib?
In both ceremonies the parents promise to raise the child according to the faith that ceremony belongs to. So there rises an immediate conflict within the first month or so of the child’s life.
Should the child take Amrit Sachar? If he takes Amrit Sachar he will no longer be able to drink any form of alcohol, including the Precious Blood.
I’d just like to say that I am just giving these as points to think on. I like the Sikh religion and am not on the offensive I just don’t like people belittling both religions by reducing them to a mix and match.
My girls friends husband has taken the Amrit. He now wants his wife to drink Amrit else he will not sleep with her.
Excuse me? What I am saying is that Transubstantiation does not remove the alcohol content (I am fairly sure I’m just echoing the Church on this one) and that a Sikh who has taken Amrit is forbidden to take any intoxicant, and like it or not that is exactly what most non Catholics see the Precious Blood as.
I agree with you there, Langar is a wonderful tradition. I like the symbolism of everybody sitting on the floor so that caste/class distinctions are (in theory) ignored.
God bless you also, LDN Catholic. I believe you are right about what ‘most non-Catholics believe.’ Thanks for your response and pertinent suggestions. mb123
You are very welcome. If I have been able to help it is by the grace of God alone that that is so. I am glad you found the SHJ image helpful for it is through his mst Sacared Heart that we find love and forgivenss as well as guideance. Follow God and the Church and you will not be lead wrong.
I was married in the Catholic church, apart from my husband receiving the communion (he was from a Buddhist family), everything was Catholic, now my husband is a Catholic at his own free will and all our children are Catholics.Its been over 3 years that anybody posted her but I am in a similar situation…
I am an Indian Catholic who has been dating a Sikh girl for around 10 years now.( I know its a long time, she was the 1st and only girl that I fell in love)
I am not a devout catholic but I am very proud of the catholic faith.I am getting engaged to her this october; after years of convincing her parents,they’ve finally agreed.
She was born a Sikh but is an atheist.(Atheisim in India is a very subjective term, a person might be an atheist but will still get married according to his/her religious rites because the family is a very important part in our culture)
She has no problems of converting but doesnt want to hurt her parents by converting.So we’ve decided that she wouldnt convert(she was willing to convert for me but I guess the bible teaches that no one can come to christ unless he call him/her
We will be getting married in both the sikh tradition and the catholic way.I do not believe in any other god, I firmly believe that the only way to the lord is through christ, so the sikh wedding will be a mere mechanical act for me.
She has agreed to allow us to bring up our kids the catholic way.
My question is what is the procedure for marrying a non catholic in the catholic church. will the priest not marry us during mass? Apart from her receiving communion, will everything else be just like a catholic wedding? Will we have to give it in writing that our kids will be raised catholics?
Looking fwd to ur replies.
God bless,
Franklin