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I’ll simplify a complicated situation:
I grew up Protestant; and while I’ve always had a strong Non-doctrinal draw towards God, I was generally non-practicing as a Christian.
A few years ago I married a semi-practicing Jewish woman. We agreed that any child we had would grow up Jewish. According to Judaism, if the mother is Jewish, so too are the children.
We promptly had a child who is being raised Jewish, though not orthodox.
Some time after we got married I began to ask deeper questions about my faith. Catholicism had slowly crept into me for 15 years though I never really thought of converting. However, with prayer, study and time, it truly is where my soul is going.
Now the obvious dilemma: my wife would not allow our child to be raised Catholic, but nor would she stand in the way of my personal conversion.
Question: would the Catholic Church allow my conversion even though I can’t promise the conversion and baptism of my son? It is my hope that he will naturally slant in my direction through his exposure to me, and make a personal choice as an adult.
I grew up Protestant; and while I’ve always had a strong Non-doctrinal draw towards God, I was generally non-practicing as a Christian.
A few years ago I married a semi-practicing Jewish woman. We agreed that any child we had would grow up Jewish. According to Judaism, if the mother is Jewish, so too are the children.
We promptly had a child who is being raised Jewish, though not orthodox.
Some time after we got married I began to ask deeper questions about my faith. Catholicism had slowly crept into me for 15 years though I never really thought of converting. However, with prayer, study and time, it truly is where my soul is going.
Now the obvious dilemma: my wife would not allow our child to be raised Catholic, but nor would she stand in the way of my personal conversion.
Question: would the Catholic Church allow my conversion even though I can’t promise the conversion and baptism of my son? It is my hope that he will naturally slant in my direction through his exposure to me, and make a personal choice as an adult.