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KeepingItASecret —
Canon law on this matter can take
some odd twists so I'm hesitant to
give an absolute yes
but
I'm confident your relationship would
be acceptable, although it may require
a dispensation.
My understanding is that it is those
in the direct line (i.e. direct descendants
and ancestors), siblings, first cousins,
and others within that degree, that
are forbidden. You, being more distant
cousins, should be OK. Although I
have access to canon law, I am not
a canonist and the language is very
technical (and, based on the research
I did for this answer, the methods
of reckoning consanguinity are quite
varied throughout history) so I dare
not draw any firm conclusions.
I'm sorry I can't provide anything
definitive. I just have to be careful.
You want to speak to a canon lawyer,
though a priest would possibly be
competent enough to answer this.
The question pertains to acceptable
degrees of consanguinity.
Two canon lawyers you might be able
to search for are Pete Vere and Edward
Peters.
Dr. Peters has a site at canonlaw.info,
though I found little pertinent information
on the site.
Eric
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