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Anonymous Lionel wrote:

Hi, guys —

I was originally baptized as a Catholic, but later converted to Mormonism and married another Mormon. I eventually resigned from the Mormon faith and later divorced.

Since the Catholic Church does not recognize Mormon baptism, I'm unsure about the validity of my marriage.

  • Is it now feasible for me to pursue a Catholic marriage?

Thanks,

Lionel

  { Can I pursue a Catholic wedding if I was Catholic, converted to Mormonism to marry and divorced? }

Eric  replied:

Hi, Lionel —

If you married entirely outside the Catholic Church, which it sounds like you did, all you'd need is what's called a documentary process annulment, which it's pretty quick and straightforward.

Contact your pastor about how to get this.

Eric

Lionel replied:

Hello Eric,

This is the answer I got from the priest after my meeting with him:

  • you were baptized in the Catholic Church.
  • You were baptized as a Mormon. This was a free choice on your part. In so doing,
  • You renounced your Catholic faith (act of apostasy).
  • Having celebrated a Mormon marriage, even though you were no longer Catholic,
    this marriage is recognized as valid by the Church.
  • The fact that you left the Mormons is not an act of reintegration into the Catholic Church.
    and therefore, as things stand, you are not permitted to celebrate a new marriage in the Catholic Church.

Lionel

Eric replied:

Hi, Lionel —

Thanks for following up.

Sorry that we gave you the wrong answer. In retrospect it does depend on when you became Mormon, something I should have realized. I am sorry that the annulment will be more difficult to get than we thought.

Eric
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