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Dear Christie,
Thanks for the question and welcome to our family!
Depending on how you count them there are two to three issues.
Because of Our Lord's teaching, in Matthew's Gospel, on marriage being between one man and one woman for life,
the Church just has to review your marital backgrounds to see if there are any pervious marriages that are valid.
The Church isn't trying to be mean or make it difficult for anyone to come into the faith but She can't bless bigamy because Jesus wouldn't bless bigamy. This may be an extremely easy issue to deal with depending on whether your husband married according to Catholic form.
These posting should explain this:
The best place to start is with the priest or pastor bringing you into the Church. Ask him.
The second and third issues are:
- Learning what we believe as Catholic Christians. Seeing that you have started RCIA classes, I would encourage you to consider buying a cheap copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to learn everything we believe as faithful Catholics.
- Discovering the different ministries within your parish and, with prayer and discernment, discovering where the Lord is calling you to serve Him in His Church. Many Protestants don't understand why, many times, we have nine-month RCIA programs to join the Church. A good part of the reason, besides meeting new family members, is:
- to learn what we believe and
- to discern where we are being called to serve in the parish.
Being a Catholic Christian is not solely a me-and-Jesus relationship, but both a me-and-Jesus relationship and a family affair. because we are truly the Body of Christ! (This means grace, holiness, and good deeds become a family affair as, sadly, sins, scandal, and corruption) do but without effecting the official teachings of the Church. (Matthew 16:13-19)
Again, welcome to the Faith!
If we can be of any help in answering questions, just ask us.
Hope this helps,
Mike
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