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Br.Rich_SFO
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The Flaw is with the questionare. Not taking into account that someone might be a Convert to the Catholic Church, who technically Married outside the Catholic Church, but their Protestant Marriage is reconized as valid and Sacramental by the Catholic Church.This is the original posters update. Resolution is near
1: My sister-in-law and her husband married 21 years ago when they were protestant in a protestant church with no impediments
2: In 2002 my sister-in-law came into the church but her husband did not follow her in.
3: My sister-in-law attends St. Anthony’s of Padua in The Woodlands but the Confermation is at Shrine of The True Cross in Dickinson, 80 miles away
4:Two weeks ago my sister-in-law attended the manditory Sponsor of Conformation class with my daughter. The instructer had the sponsors fill out a questionaire. Two of the questions were: a) Were you married in the Catholic Church. b) if not, was your marriage blessed. My sister-in-law rightly so answered both questions with a no answer.
5: The instructer commented that if anyone answered no to any of the questions to meet with her privately for clairity.
6:My sister-in-law met with the instructer and explained that " I married outside of the Catholic Church. I came into the Church but my husband did not.
7: With the limited information on the questionaire and poor communication between the two parties the instructer thought that A CATHOLIC MARRIED A NON CATHOLIC IN A PLACE OTHER THAN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WITHOUT THE BLESSING OF THE CHURCH.
8: The instructer went to our parish priest Fr. Paul with the flawed information, and with that information, he had to disqualify her from the process.
I am sure this whole situation will be cleared up before tomorrow is over. Thank you all for the (name removed by moderator)ut
Even today many RCIA directors are confused by this and try to require converts who are validly Married in a Protestant Community, to “con-validate” their Marriage. When no such thing is necessary.
