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In the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox traditions, the blessing of a priest is necessary for the validity of a marriage. In the Latin-rite church, a deacon can preside over the sacrament. The new law specifies, “Only a priest can validly assist at the matrimony of two Eastern parties or between a Latin and Eastern Catholic or non-Catholic,” meaning a member of an Orthodox Church. Catholic ping!
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09/16/2016 12:02:02 PM PDT by
NYer
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To: NYer
Cool. I like the change....I don’t think deacons should do marriages anyway; this clarifies that it can’t be done when one of the parties is eastern.
4 posted on
09/16/2016 12:21:33 PM PDT by
RKBA Democrat
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