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Hi, Heidi —
Great to hear from you!
Hope you are enjoyingCatechism of the Catholic ChurchI sent you.
You said:
- In order to be
able to get married in the Catholic
Church do I have to have it annulled?
Yes you would, but I don't think
there will be any major issues involved.
Your pastor will be happy to assist
you with this.
This is how Mary Ann answered a similar
question.
- Question:
- Does your religion acknowledge
marriages preformed outside
of the Church?
For example, in a courthouse
by a Justice of the Peace.
Mary Ann replied:
It depends on the religious
affiliation of the bride
and the groom getting
married and any additional
marital history involved.
Baptized Catholics have
to marry in the Church
for it to be valid.
A Catholic wedding ceremony
involves the celebration
of a sacrament, an act
of Christ through and
in the couple, and this
sacrament conforms the
couple to the Body of
Christ in a special way.
Since the sacrament requires
a clerical witness, and
since it is an expression
of the Body of Christ,
the Church desires it
to be celebrated in the
presence of the Eucharist,
preferably with a Mass,
and in the presence of
the assembly of the faithful.
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