What are the requirements? My gf is catholic and I'm not really anything specific. I believe in Jesus and accept him as my savior and I read the bible, but don't go to church. If anything, I would say I'm a baptist. What would I have to do to marry inside a catholic church?
Hello,
I believe that you must agree to raise any children you conceive in the marriage as Catholic. (A caveat is probably needed with all the smart alecks on this board: please don't do anything to conceive a child outside the marriage.)
Peace in and out.
You do have to get married in an actual Catholic church. The priest will ask to see a record of your baptism and he will prefer that you Christian. You will also need to say that you intend to bring up your future children Catholic. You do not need to convert.
cardio is covered at mass kneeling going up& down all during church service!!!!!!!!!
President of the Altar Society wrote:
You do have to get married in an actual Catholic church. The priest will ask to see a record of your baptism and he will prefer that you Christian. You will also need to say that you intend to bring up your future children Catholic. You do not need to convert.
don't forget the rectal procedure.
First off, is she a real Catholic(church at least once a week type) or a Holiday Catholic(Easter, Christmas masses only)? Big difference between the two.
I'd advise against this.
Catholic girls are required to have strong neck muscles and small teeth. I'm pretty open about the rest of her features.
I'm an atheist and got married in a catholic church. I'm not bringing my kids up catholic, they've never been to church.
I don't believe in any god, or that jesus was the son of god, or special in anyway.
All christians are fucking morons...
Die Religion... ist das Opium des Volkes
Hmmmm...Atheists = Jews in 99% of the cases.
It is a great idea to get married in the Catholic church. They take marriage very seriously (it is a sacrament). If you don't convert, you will still take classes (precana or engaged encounter, etc) with your fiancé. What happens is you go a retreat(s) and discuss how your marriage will work with your future wife: who will handle the money, what you think about children, and so on. If you can't agree on these things now, or at least speak honestly about them,, then you are looking at a world of hurt in the future. It's a great process and if you and your fiancé survive it, then you will feel very confident going forward.
If you are converting, you will take more classes(RCIA) and the process takes about a year. You will get all your "missing" sacraments on Easter. If you a planning on having kids, then I highly recommend converting.
Saint Pete wrote:
First off, is she a real Catholic(church at least once a week type) or a Holiday Catholic(Easter, Christmas masses only)? Big difference between the two.
Not to get married in a Catholic church.
Joe blow 2, why are you so confrontational? I am a Christian. I have atheists friends. We get along just fine...even when the topic of religion, God, etc. comes up. We approach these problems with different trains of thought (obviously), but, nevertheless we respect each others point of view. In fact, I believe the good nature demeanor of a few them is more Christ-like than some Christians I know.I am not encouraging you to embrace Christ as your savior, and I respect your point of view.
To the original poster, I do not think there are any specific requirements except for enjoying a beautiful ceremony!
ask her.
okay first of all, I'm not going to convert. Second of all, she is not a "hardcore" Catholic, but does attend the church some days during the year. Her parents are Catholic, so it has always been her dream to marry in the Catholic church. I've heard that I would have to get baptized and promise the church to raise my kids in the church. I wouldn't have a problem with getting baptized, but I wouldn't want to promise them to raise my kids catholic. I don't think she would care much either.
joe blow 2 wrote:
I'm an atheist
Jesus Loves You.
Everyone else thinks you're an asshole.
The Catholics typically have the best sports programs, especially in track and basketball. They believe in "care for the entire person" in bringing up kids in school, especially the Jesuit high schools who all incorporate the Cura Personalis philosophy.
It is beneficial to bring your kids up in this environment. Public school coupled with Rec and suburban pay-to-play sports clubs aren't the same. If you want your kid to run or play for Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Marquette, then get married in the Catholic Church and get on with living my friend.
Cura Personalis wrote:
The Catholics typically have the best sports programs, especially in track and basketball. They believe in "care for the entire person" in bringing up kids in school, especially the Jesuit high schools who all incorporate the Cura Personalis philosophy.
It is beneficial to bring your kids up in this environment. Public school coupled with Rec and suburban pay-to-play sports clubs aren't the same. If you want your kid to run or play for Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame, Marquette, then get married in the Catholic Church and get on with living my friend.
please stop trolling.
Oops, forgot to mention. Catholics will typically bust your balls on a regular basis. Get used to it, that Bible Belt Baptist Bull Sh*t ain't gonna fly no more, sparky.
I'm Catholic. You don't have to convert, and you don't have to be baptized...that would be only if you decided to become Catholic. Like another post mentioned, you will have to go through a lot of pre-marriage prep if you are getting married in the church. Marriage is a sacrament and is celebrated as part of a Mass, but like any Mass people of different faiths are welcome to be there, so getting married is no different.