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With regard to married or "independent" Catholic priests, PLEASE BEWARE. In the eyes of the Church your marriage will be INVALID (in other words, like it never even happened) if it is performed by a priest who does not have the permission of your bishop to perform marriages. Bishops do NOT give permission to these "freelance" married priests!!!!
I don't want to say bad things about any particular minister, but a lot of these guys are thisclose to being scam artists. Often if you ask them directly about this issue, they will lie. So BE CAREFUL. Call the diocese and ask if your priest is actually a part of the diocese and able to celebrate the sacraments. If your desire is to have a wedding and a marriage that will be recognized by the Catholic Church, stay far, far away.
hey guys - thanks everyone for the help!
for an update: we decided to go to the church i grew up in and everything was great. my childhood priest is marrying us and they were totally fine that my fiance was only baptised - BUT he still is deciding to go ahead with classes and recieve confirmation because we want to raise our children catholic and he wants to make sure he is in the loop! hehe. they also didnt have any issue that that wasnt really my parish anymore - since my parents still have that parish, and since i knew the priest and grew up there.
the church is kind of yucky, but - oh well haha, came to terms with that. thats not what matters!
thanks again everyone!
Wowsa! So many opinions. I *can't* get married in a catholic church since this is my 2nd marriage, and my first (Catholic) one was not annulled. I found a really nice Reformed Church where everyone is so nice and welcoming, it was really a no-brainer. My Catholic relatives don't exactly approve, but since I really could care less about their opinions, it's fine. It's really between me and God, regardless of what other Catholics or the Pope might think. :D Best of luck!
@michelle314: I don't know if you mentioned it to discuss it here, but have you sought an annulment? Even if you're set on the non-Catholic wedding, you could still 1. get married in the reformed church, 2. annul your first marriage, 3. convalidate your second marriage. It's not ideal to do it in that order, but that would get you back into good standing with the Catholic Church.
Of course, if you've decided that you're no longer Catholic it doesn't really matter, but just saying...
I feel like there is no real standard
I am in a very similar position as you, born and raised catholic attended Catholic School but I didnt make confirmation and have not attended church so regularly for a couple years. FI is not Catholic and for several months I put off doing anything church related for fear or having to jump through hoops, I've heard many stories..
Anyhow when I did decide to go we were completely welcomed and there were no problems whatsoever. I thought it would have been a big deal that I didnt make confirmation and FI is not Catholic but we got a really awesome priest and are getting married in the church my parents got married in.
I've recently decided to strengthen my faith but that might not, scratch that,would not, have happened if I had gotten the response that you are getting.
Its unfortunate...
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