What is my responsibility?

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If I know that my priest performed a wedding outside the laws of our diocese, what is my responsibility? I spoke with Father about this and he said he couldn’t perform the wedding without a dispensation from the Bishop. After the wedding was over, the groom told me that they weren’t granted the dispensation. Do I have any responsibility to report this to the Diocese?? What will happen to Father, he is in the US on visa and is our tiny chapel’s only priest?
 
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If I know that my priest performed a wedding outside the laws of our diocese, what is my responsibility? I spoke with Father about this and he said he couldn’t perform the wedding without a dispensation from the Bishop. After the wedding was over, the groom told me that they weren’t granted the dispensation. Do I have any responsibility to report this to the Diocese?? What will happen to Father, he is in the US on visa and is our tiny chapel’s only priest?
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I would leave it lie-unless the starts doing this a lot.
 
Why don’t you ask the priest about it? That would be the fair thing to do-- ask him first.

If he really did such a thing, it’s bad for your parish and parishioners that could be led astray-- so I would probably report it to the diocese. Better to have no priest in residence than one who will go against the Church’s teachings.
 
RangersWife said:
If I know that my priest performed a wedding outside the laws of our diocese, what is my responsibility? I spoke with Father about this and he said he couldn’t perform the wedding without a dispensation from the Bishop. After the wedding was over, the groom told me that they weren’t granted the dispensation. Do I have any responsibility to report this to the Diocese?? What will happen to Father, he is in the US on visa and is our tiny chapel’s only priest?
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If the priest did it once and got away with it—he could do it again. I suggest–to ask you question-- in the Ask the Apologist forum.
 
I have a question related to the OP’s question. If the priest officiated at the wedding without the dispensation needed----Would the marriage be valid?
 
I don’t think it would be. The fact that a dispensation is necessary basically says that without it, it is not valid. that is the reason for needing the dispensation.
 
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I have a question related to the OP’s question. If the priest officiated at the wedding without the dispensation needed----Would the marriage be valid?
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Well that would depend on what the Dispensation was for.
 
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