If so I have a few questions 

If so I have a few questions 

No, you cannot use exorcism to rid you of Montosh. Lobsters must be boiled.

My wife is RC.

Very much a lapsed one since the gay marriage debate but can understand a lot of their viewpoints.

What are your questions? Maybe someone can answer them without being a RC. A lot can be found in the Bible, for those who've read it without believing

I am a Roman Catholic.

I am also one. What are some questions you have?

 

If so I have a few questions 

No, you cannot use exorcism to rid you of Montosh. Lobsters must be boiled.

 

This is true. Many have tried to use exorcisms already to get rid of me. It never works.

My school thinks I am a roman catholic, is that good enough?

I am Roman Catholic by blood apparently

I'm a RC, kind of. Ask away!

Asatruar, here. Although I was raised catholic, forced to attend church, religious studies, complete sacraments, etc. So I have a fairly good knowledge of the religion, I'm interested to see your questions.

i am a RC

 

but now a no practicing one.

Well, I would like to get married one day and the girl I am talking to wants to do it in the Catholic church and she is a member and I was wondering how do you do it in the church and what is there all to do and what is it all about?

here is what she said

Lots lol...5 counseling sessions with the priest signed affidavits from 2 witnesses each...and an engagement encounter that lasts a day and a personality test and a questionnaire before beginning the whole process 

You'll probably need a few sacraments first. I'm fairly sure you have to be at least baptized in fire and blood to have a church wedding.

Well, I would like to get married one day and the girl I am talking to wants to do it in the Catholic church and she is a member and I was wondering how do you do it in the church and what is there all to do and what is it all about?

 

here is what she said

 

Lots lol...5 counseling sessions with the priest signed affidavits from 2 witnesses each...and an engagement encounter that lasts a day and a personality test and a questionnaire before beginning the whole process [/size]

Essentially the Catholic church does not marry non-Catholics in their churches. How committed you need to be will depend on the priest. They also take the vow before God part seriously, so effectively they e,left a period of support and testing to ensure you can keep the vow and fully understand what that entails.

I'll type out my experiences regarding this, since I went through what you described. However I'm on my mobile so I can give you a better answer tomorrow.

 

Some priests do the process differently. One may give more leniency regarding the prerequisites, while others can be very strict. In the case of my sister in laws husband, they chose a more relaxed priest. Her fiancé was in the Navy so the two of them couldn't attend much. Come to think of it, I don't think he had to do much when it came to converting. Granted, they had it easy because he was in the military and wasn't able to take much time off.

 

Well, I would like to get married one day and the girl I am talking to wants to do it in the Catholic church and she is a member and I was wondering how do you do it in the church and what is there all to do and what is it all about?

 

here is what she said

 

Lots lol...5 counseling sessions with the priest signed affidavits from 2 witnesses each...and an engagement encounter that lasts a day and a personality test and a questionnaire before beginning the whole process [/size]

Essentially the Catholic church does not marry non-Catholics in their churches. How committed you need to be will depend on the priest. They also take the vow before God part seriously, so effectively they e,left a period of support and testing to ensure you can keep the vow and fully understand what that entails.

 

Icewolf that's not entirely true. Catholics are encouraged to marry other Catholics, but there is a procedure to have a mixed religion marriage sanctioned by the Catholic Church.

 

I'd have to find the link, but I did see it researching it for my brother-in-law when we were considering him as godparents for my daughter. It's a royal pain in the ass.

 

I'm a recovering Catholic.

Traditionalist RC here.

 

Well tbh the rules are clear and should be adhered to, without undue leniency from a particular priest.

 

The point of issue of course is the preservation and protection of the everlasting soul of the Catholic, in spite of being in a marriage with a non-Catholic and ensure that any issue from south a union would be educated in the Catholic Church (and obviously baptized).

Baptized minimally, communion plausibly. Note that you will have to get a sit-down (plural) with the priest anyway, regardless of your religious background.

 

Probably some group "events", having your face seen on a sunday morning and not claiming to belief in Cthulhu should do you fine already.

Baptized minimally, communion plausibly. Note that you will have to get a sit-down (plural) with the priest anyway, regardless of your religious background.

 

Probably some group "events", having your face seen on a sunday morning and not claiming to belief in Cthulhu should do you fine already.

 

You could have already been validly baptized (say you are a Protestant or an Orthodox Christian), in such case it usually comes down to local practice and the strictness of adherence to the doctrine by the particular priest.

 

If you have not yet been baptized, then you can still get married in a Catholic Church, but it will not be a sacrament (i.e. it would amount to a blessing). Either way a special dispensation is required from the Bishop of the Bishopric in question. The issue of indissolubility of such a marriage is more complicated though.

So here is what my fiance and I went through when we were getting married. We first met with the Priest and he told us to take a questionnaire. The point of the questionnaire is to see what differences you and your fiance have. You each take it separately, and the point of it is to make sure the two of you are both on the same page regarding a variety of topics. After you sit down and discuss the results thats when the marriage preparations begin. Details are discussed about the wedding and you take a one session marriage class. After that its time to organize the rest of the wedding.

 

A lot of people have this misconception that its a long, drawn out process. But the truth is that its relatively simple. Apart from taking the questionnaire and the marriage class, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

I have to agree with everyone who says it's largely up to the flexibility of the priest. My story:

 

To begin with, I'm an Atheist and my wife is RC. She wanted a Catholic wedding for religious reasons, and I wanted one for the nice ceremony. It did facilitate the process that I was baptized as a baby and could even present a certificate of it (the church in which it happened held the records).

 

The priest we picked had a very flexible attitude. Basically, the only criteria he stood is for one of us to be Catholic, although I never explicitly told him I was an Atheist. We both presented all church-related documents and certificates we had, then picked a date. After that, we had to attend a number of sessions with other to-be-married couples that the priest hosted. To my honest surprise, there was barely any religion discussed there, and were mostly psychology-themed (e.g.:with a range of subjects, like how to make compromise, show affection to different personality types, etc.). I dare say I even somewhat enjoyed them. Then, there was one last private meeting with the priest where we discussed the details of the ceremony, and that was it!

 

So yeah, pick a flexible priest and all will be fine!

 

Well, I would like to get married one day and the girl I am talking to wants to do it in the Catholic church and she is a member and I was wondering how do you do it in the church and what is there all to do and what is it all about?

 

here is what she said

 

Lots lol...5 counseling sessions with the priest signed affidavits from 2 witnesses each...and an engagement encounter that lasts a day and a personality test and a questionnaire before beginning the whole process [/size]

Essentially the Catholic church does not marry non-Catholics in their churches. How committed you need to be will depend on the priest. They also take the vow before God part seriously, so effectively they e,left a period of support and testing to ensure you can keep the vow and fully understand what that entails.

 

There are ways to simplify the matter, although I know nothing of them. My sister (a practicing protestant) married her husband (a RC) in a catholic church and was wed by a catholic priest. They managed to dodge all the counseling and such. 

 

 

Well, I would like to get married one day and the girl I am talking to wants to do it in the Catholic church and she is a member and I was wondering how do you do it in the church and what is there all to do and what is it all about?

 

here is what she said

 

Lots lol...5 counseling sessions with the priest signed affidavits from 2 witnesses each...and an engagement encounter that lasts a day and a personality test and a questionnaire before beginning the whole process [/size]

Essentially the Catholic church does not marry non-Catholics in their churches. How committed you need to be will depend on the priest. They also take the vow before God part seriously, so effectively they e,left a period of support and testing to ensure you can keep the vow and fully understand what that entails.

 

There are ways to simplify the matter, although I know nothing of them. My sister (a practicing protestant) married her husband (a RC) in a catholic church and was wed by a catholic priest. They managed to dodge all the counseling and such. 

 

 

how did she do it?