Are all sacraments required to have our wedding in a catholic church
My partner and I are planning our wedding for next year. I am Roman catholic. My partner was baptised a Roman catholic but raised protestant, church of Ireland. He received no protestant sacraments but attended the local protestant school. He considers himself church of ireland and has only recently found out that he was baptised in a different church. His father is protestant and his mother roman catholic. As he is not church going and was not baptised in the church of ireland we cannot get married as different religions. According to the church he is recognised as roman catholic. Is he required to have the sacraments of communion and confirmation before we can get married. This is a very sensitive issue for him. He does not want to accept that he is not church of Ireland. We have a 3 year old daughter and she was baptised catholic. We would really like to get married in the catholic church with a mass. Is this possible as things stand now? Any information would be gratefully appreciated.
Teresa
DennyandKay
MARRIAGE PREPARATION ADVISORS
May 17, 2007, 1:20 PM
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Re: [teresalouise25] Are all sacraments required to have our wedding in a catholic church
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You have raised some interesting questions. From your post, it seems your partner is not practicing the faith of either the Roman Catholic Church or the Church of Ireland. Yet you indicate you both desire a Catholic wedding with a full mass. If you intend to receive communion as a couple, your partner will need to embrace the Catholic faith and this does not seem to be his choice.
Because of your extenuating circumstances, we feel it would be advisable to talk with a priest who could counsel you on the policy of the Catholic Church. Then you will be better able to make clear decisions based on his advice.
Are all sacraments required to have our wedding in a catholic church
