Thus if a Catholic entered marriage before a justice and peace (or even before a Protestant minister) without obtaining permission (called a “dispensation”) from the bishop of the diocese, then that marriage would not be recognized as valid by the Catholic Church because of a “lack of form.” The one exception to this is marriage before a priest of an Orthodox church (e.g. a Greek Orthodox priest). Since the requirement of canonical form is a law of the Catholic Church, it applies only to Catholics. It is important to remember, however, that the Church recognized as valid the marriage of two persons who are not Catholic, whether they are non-Catholic Christians or non-Christians, whether they marry in their own church or another church or with a civil ceremony. The only requirement for the marriage of non-Catholics is that there be some legitimate ceremony, that is ceremony which the laws of this country would recognize. Therefore, if Catholic's wedding was solely a civil ceremony, or ritual performed in another faith without the Church's permission, then the union can be declared invalid.
Question? If your catholic and marry outside the church it is NOT recognized, but if your outside the catholic church and are married it IS recognized.
This doesn't seem to jive with the scripture you posted. Not sure I've seen “dispensation” included in Holy Scripture.
This doesn't seem to jive with the scripture you posted. Not sure I've seen “dispensation” included in Holy Scripture.
The Church has the authority to stipulate what are the requirements for its members to enter into a valid marriage, just as the state has over its citizens. It is not just a question of the Church not recognizing a marriage, the alleged marriage IS NOT VALID. This is a question of internal Church discipline. It is no different than the state declaring that attempted marriages contrary to the law are not valid.
For the marriages between non-Catholics, they are not members of the Church and do not fall under Canon law. I am sure that you would be the first to complain if the Church were to declare all non-Catholic marriages invalid.
As to the question of dispensations, the maker of the law has the right to dispense from it.