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My brother is married to a wiccan. My father firmly believes
the Church disallows him from letting a wiccan, or witch,
enter his home. This has prevented him from acknowledging
the marriage and has driven a wedge between my brother and
father.
My question is:
Is my father's view correct according to the Church?
Do you have a recommendation on how we can rectify this
situation and keep our faith,
as well as our family, in tact?
Thank you for any help you can offer,
John
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Does the Church disallow a wiccan
or witch to enter a Catholic household? }
Mary Ann replied:
John —
The Church does not prohibit your father from letting a wiccan enter his
home, however,
the Church does require him to follow his well-formed conscience.
The Church does prohibit witchcraft, and your Dad is well within his rights
to bar a witch from his home. He could, however, meet them on neutral
ground and explain his position and give her the truth about Wiccanism,
a modern religion with made-up roots.
Mary Ann
John replied:
Mary Ann —
Thank you for your quick response. This is good information. At this time,
my brother's wife shows no indication that she will denounce Wicca.
Is it acceptable to ask my father to put their differences aside for my
brother's sake?
As it stands now, he almost never sees our family and I am afraid he will lose
his Christianity if this keeps up.
Thank you, again.
John
Mary Ann replied:
John,
We do not give family counseling or relationship advice, but we
can say that the Church teaches we should be charitable, but not
go against our consciences.
That said, your father is within his rights not to
admit his daughter in law to his home, if he believes that would be showing
approval and believes that is what he must do, but that does not mean
that he can not meet with her. She is due the respect and charity that
is due to any human being. We could never convert pagans if we refused
to meet with them. So I don't a see a need to break up a family.
Too often,
people who go against the beliefs and customs of others want others to
approve of their beliefs and customs, and not just accept them as human
beings. As a result, they often inflict the beliefs or customs by word
or behavior, and that might cause someone to need to bar them from the
house. Wiccanism is paganism; it is a phony modern form, but it is real
in its opening to evil spirits. This can bring harm to anyone in
contact with it.
Mary Ann
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