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hughee99

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28. I don't see what they big deal is...

Sat Feb 18, 2012, 01:28 PM

Feb 2012

if you want a catholic priest to perform the wedding, they want you to do it in a catholic church.

My wife and I are both Catholic. When we got married she wanted to have her priest marry us, but when she found out that not only did we have to do it in her church, but also they couldn't get us anywhere near the date or time she wanted, she told them never mind. We got married at a very nice place by a JP.

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Catholic Bishop says to keep weddings in church [View all] JohnnyLib2 Feb 2012 OP

*shrug* Orangepeel Feb 2012 #1

What he thinks is irrelevant. IMHO anyway. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #2

Yeah, the Catholic Church making pronouncements on moral issues MH1 Feb 2012 #21

It's relevant to Catholics who want a priest to officiate at their wedding. pnwmom Feb 2012 #36

Good grief Irishonly Feb 2012 #3

Is it so unreasonable for Catholic priests to say they will only conduct pnwmom Feb 2012 #12

The way you put it does not sound unreasonable BuroshKozorg Feb 2012 #16

It's church law, but I don't see why any non-Catholic would care. pnwmom Feb 2012 #37

Here's more from the same bishop (Louisville): JohnnyLib2 Feb 2012 #4

Hey Bishop, Please Keep Your Entire Religion In There jberryhill Feb 2012 #5

"Amen" to that! beac Feb 2012 #26

I think it is just so they can keep an eye on the alter boys Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #6

I expect more of this stuff going forward. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #7

They are getting more conservative, but THIS rule is nothing new at all. pnwmom Feb 2012 #14

I have Irishonly Feb 2012 #20

I got married in that decade and it wasn't an option for us. pnwmom Feb 2012 #35

I see it differently than you do Irishonly Feb 2012 #42

You're wrong about what I think. I think it's fine if a couple wants an outdoor ceremony. pnwmom Feb 2012 #43

Everyone has opinions n/t Irishonly Feb 2012 #44

The one weird Catholic wedding rule I never understood TlalocW Feb 2012 #8

Catholic weddings are religious ceremonies, pnwmom Feb 2012 #10

Well, the specific naming of that song is what threw me TlalocW Feb 2012 #13

That is strange, unless they just used that as an example. pnwmom Feb 2012 #38

I've been to Catholic weddings in the past where secular music "flew." MADem Feb 2012 #18

I think they were probably looser with the rules in the 70's. pnwmom Feb 2012 #39

I think the crackdown is even more recent. MADem Feb 2012 #45

We anticipated difficulties because my son-in-law wasn't Christian, pnwmom Feb 2012 #46

What good luck! MADem Feb 2012 #48

No. We were asked to pay the church coordinator $250, pnwmom Feb 2012 #49

Wow, that's a deal! nt MADem Feb 2012 #50

This is nothing new. Most people who want a church wedding want a church wedding. pnwmom Feb 2012 #9

Even some of the popes didn't get married in churches. Julius III, for instance. n/t dimbear Feb 2012 #11

And he would know so much about weddings because ... Zoeisright Feb 2012 #15

And their priest may be surprised when the happy couple says PISS OFF, Padre! MADem Feb 2012 #17

+1 Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #19

What is interesting in this whole debate tinymontgomery Feb 2012 #22

excellent point fascisthunter Feb 2012 #24

Pssssst... you are Losing CONTROL!!!! What shall you ever doooooo????? fascisthunter Feb 2012 #23

Oooh, I know!!! Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #31

I know a few people who got married twice marlakay Feb 2012 #25

This has been SOP for weddings for a long time CatholicEdHead Feb 2012 #27

I don't see what they big deal is... hughee99 Feb 2012 #28

this was pretty muc standard policy in 1991 when we got married. mulsh Feb 2012 #29

Your desperate grasp on the sheep is slipping, Bishop. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #30

Must have rewrote the Bible.... whistler162 Feb 2012 #32

LOL JohnnyLib2 Feb 2012 #33

Suits me. I'm a professional officiant HillWilliam Feb 2012 #34

There's a growing number of priests who have left the fold who will cheerfully do "Catholic-ish" MADem Feb 2012 #47

I believe that in the Middle Ages LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #40

If ya kept the whole goddam thing in there... Iggo Feb 2012 #41