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To: kidd
The Catholic Church doesn't recognize protestant marriages.

Nope. The Catholic Church often recognizes protestant marriages as valid.

11 posted on 01/10/2013 10:11:26 AM PST by trad_anglican
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To: trad_anglican; Ransomed
from http://old.usccb.org/laity/marriage/marriagefaqs.shtml

A valid Catholic marriage results from four elements: (1) the spouses are free to marry; (2) they freely exchange their consent; (3) in consenting to marry, they have the intention to marry for life, to be faithful to one another and be open to children; and (4) their consent is given in the presence of two witnesses and before a properly authorized Church minister. Exceptions to the last requirement must be approved by church authority.

Protestant marriages require approval from a Catholic authority to be valid. It is my understanding that converts to Catholicism can easily have their protestant marriage blessed to make it a valid marriage. But normally, a Catholic marriage is a liturgical sacrament (celebrated during Mass). A Protestant marriage is never performed during a Catholic Mass.

23 posted on 01/10/2013 10:48:03 AM PST by kidd
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