To: Land of the Irish; sinkspur
If the "priest" performing the wedding was not in communion with the local diocese or with the Holy See, then he is not a Catholic priest, has zero authority to perform said wedding, and is representing himself as a licit priest.
That is the problem.
Nuptials performed in Protestant churches get a blanket dispensation because they are not fraudulently representing themselves as Catholic churches.
22 posted on
11/15/2004 5:56:11 PM PST by
Poohbah
(Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
To: Poohbah
Unless you enter an Episcopalian church and the rector piously tells you, "Oh but we are Catholic, my dear..."
26 posted on
11/15/2004 6:38:58 PM PST by
Siobhan
(Where is there justice in the gate...)
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