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Home. / Culture. / Catholic Contributions. Must Catholics Marry in a Church? FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS. Do Catholics have to be married in the Catholic Church? The "straight answer" is simply "yes," but lets understand also the "why." In the Sacrament of Marriage, a baptized Christian man exchanges vows with a baptized Christian woman.
Answer: Scripture does not say that we must marry in a church. This is a matter of canon law, not divine law. The reason the Church asks Catholics to marry in a church is to remind us that marriage is a sacrament.
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Jan 28, 2010 · Canon 1118.1 states that a marriage between two Catholics, or between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic, is to be celebrated in the parish church, although permission can be granted for it to be held in a different Catholic church or chapel.
While the Church does not forbid interfaith marriage, it does seek to protect the faith and the spiritual good of the Catholic party. Interfaith marriage requires that the non-Catholic party understand and agree to the Catholic understanding of marriage. The Catholic party must agree to remain Catholic and do all in his or her power to baptize ...
Oct 25, 2018 · 9. People who grow up in a family broken by divorce are slightly less likely to marry, and much more likely to divorce when they do marry. According to one study the divorce risk nearly triples if one marries someone who also comes from a broken home.
Why does a Catholic wedding have to take place in a church? For Catholics, marriage is not just a social or family event, but a church event. For this reason, the Church prefers that marriages between Catholics, or between Catholics and other Christians, be celebrated in the parish church of one of the spouses.
A valid Catholic marriage results from four elements: (1) the spouses are free to marry; (2) they freely exchange their consent; (3) in consenting to marry, they have the intention to marry for life, to be faithful to one another and be open to children; and (4) their consent is given in the canonical form, i.e., in the presence of two ...
