Tis_Bearself
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I have no idea why you’re bringing up marriage when I mentioned Catholic - Non-Catholic relations. You seem to have drawn all kinds of weird assumptions from my post in a bizarre leap of logic. Good evening.
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Norseman82
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Uh, maybe because the topic of this thread is marriage?
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MagdalenaRita
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Completely agree. The Baltimore catechism is the best catechism when you just need straight answers.
When we returned to the Church and needed something that was instructional and easy to understand when homeschooling, it worked great.
I still use it for myself personally.
When we returned to the Church and needed something that was instructional and easy to understand when homeschooling, it worked great.
I still use it for myself personally.
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TC3033
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I may have been reading something else, but doesn’t the Baltimore Caticism say that Catholics shouldn’t intermingle with non-Catholics, says that non-Catholic Christians actually aren’t Christians and that Catholics are not to marry non-Catholics?
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Norseman82
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Would that negate the requirement that Catholics are bound to observe the Catholic laws on marriage? Has that requirement changed?
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PaulfromIowa
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My 1929 Baltimore Catechism (that I was issued in the 1970’s) does not say any of those things.
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TC3033
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Pretty sure I didn’t say that…
On a side note, in a couple weeks we’re off to a wedding at an event center. We’re not doing the homework to find out if the Catholic party did the permission legwork, we’re just going.
On a side note, in a couple weeks we’re off to a wedding at an event center. We’re not doing the homework to find out if the Catholic party did the permission legwork, we’re just going.
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TC3033
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I’ll have to go back and double-check the link I was reading. I thought it was from the Baltimore Caticism, but I could be wrong.
Edit…ya, I was searching the Baltimore Caticism and ended up getting redirected to another site that is anti Vatican2
Edit…ya, I was searching the Baltimore Caticism and ended up getting redirected to another site that is anti Vatican2
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MagdalenaRita
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I am pretty sure those things in the way you describe them are not in the Baltimore catechsim.
If we didn’t associate or mingle with non-Catholics, we wouldn’t be able to spread the gospel. It does explain that the Catholic faith is the true religion and holds the fullness of the Christian faith. Also, the Church does have many rules regarding marriage, including marrying non-Catholics and marrying outside the Church, those are in there also.
It is a great catechism, especially when you are looking for just direct answers.
God bless.
If we didn’t associate or mingle with non-Catholics, we wouldn’t be able to spread the gospel. It does explain that the Catholic faith is the true religion and holds the fullness of the Christian faith. Also, the Church does have many rules regarding marriage, including marrying non-Catholics and marrying outside the Church, those are in there also.
It is a great catechism, especially when you are looking for just direct answers.
That happens.
God bless.
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Norseman82
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Uh, as Catholics, we should be doing all reasonable homework to avoid sinful situations.
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Legend
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First, sorry in being so abrupt. It just seems (and this is only my opinion, I don’t cite any catechism) that, if a person is going to great lengths to ‘avoid the appearance of sinful conduct’, well, one should be willing to stand up for such conduct.
Second, I didn’t mean you, personally. Especially after you posted that you were still in your teens. If your conscience is sensitive to attending such a wedding, you definitely shouldn’t go. And, as you are neither a relative nor close friend of either bride nor groom, that is probably all the answer they expect.
Mainly, I was talking to those who were seemingly dissecting the situation needlessly. So, the bride is a baptized catholic marrying outside the church. I believe, in another link, a link was posted, in which a priest explained how a Catholic could be married to another catholic, a baptized non-catholic, and a non-baptized person. The only really disturbing thing was that, in the third case, there is no way the marriage can be sacramental. In this case, I doubt that the bride even considers herself a catholic.
In such cases, the only way someone could be sinning, would be if he/she was a family member or close friend…and the only way they could help the marriage, by not attending, would to explain to one’s relative why they were not attending! It may even be wrong for such a person to do as some people here have been saying…pretty much doing the right thing, while giving the wrong explanation.
Well, I’ve rambled for as long as I’m going to. I’ve already fallen into the trap of ‘over-explaining’ answers. FWIW, I think you’re doing the right thing, for a person in your position. God Bless!
Second, I didn’t mean you, personally. Especially after you posted that you were still in your teens. If your conscience is sensitive to attending such a wedding, you definitely shouldn’t go. And, as you are neither a relative nor close friend of either bride nor groom, that is probably all the answer they expect.
Mainly, I was talking to those who were seemingly dissecting the situation needlessly. So, the bride is a baptized catholic marrying outside the church. I believe, in another link, a link was posted, in which a priest explained how a Catholic could be married to another catholic, a baptized non-catholic, and a non-baptized person. The only really disturbing thing was that, in the third case, there is no way the marriage can be sacramental. In this case, I doubt that the bride even considers herself a catholic.
In such cases, the only way someone could be sinning, would be if he/she was a family member or close friend…and the only way they could help the marriage, by not attending, would to explain to one’s relative why they were not attending! It may even be wrong for such a person to do as some people here have been saying…pretty much doing the right thing, while giving the wrong explanation.
Well, I’ve rambled for as long as I’m going to. I’ve already fallen into the trap of ‘over-explaining’ answers. FWIW, I think you’re doing the right thing, for a person in your position. God Bless!
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TC3033
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My wife would rather go to the wedding and support her family member that she grew up with and invited than poke around and make sure she did the proper paperwork for her wedding.
My wife wasn’t asked by anyone if she “had the papers” to marry me.
My wife wasn’t asked by anyone if she “had the papers” to marry me.
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Footprints
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Thank you for your response!
I think I would have explained why if the person was a close friend or family member and it was expected that I would come.
I think I would have explained why if the person was a close friend or family member and it was expected that I would come.
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