Expert: Fr. Michael - 6/30/2010

Question
Am 27 years of age and have always wanted to marry a Catholic since am a Catholic myself. Obviously God's ways are indeed not are ways so the one I found who is a Catholic, things are not going on well as expected.
I have found myself a guy who attends the Pentecost Church. Am very active in the church so my Parish Priest does not buy the idea of me marrying outside the church and he says my wedding would have to go through alot of procedures.
My question is, we all worship one God but marrying outside the Catholic church is too cumbersome and one thing is we have no control over are hearts and this is really a problem for some of the youth in my Parish.

Answer
Marriage is not a matter of "heart."  It is a matter of Faith and commitment.  Catholics are discouraged from marrying outside the Church because such marriages usually end up in discord and divorce.

Nor do we "all worship one God."  The is the Oecumenical Error.  Do you worship Buddha?  Of course not.  Do you worship Shiva?  Of course not.  God Himself may be one, but our true understanding of him is different.  There is only one true Faith, the traditional Catholic Faith.  The others teach contradictory doctrines.  If "we all worship the same God," as you say, how could they all be right?

You need to rethink your commitment to your Faith.  How can you call yourself a Catholic, when you object to the doctrine and practice of that Faith?  It is not up to you to make up your Faith as you go along.  It is for you to understand the teachings of that Faith and living a life that follows them truly.  Apparently, you are not being well taught, or you are not listening to your teachers.

Be sure that you are in fact getting the true Catholic Faith, not some New Order knockoff of it.  Consult the Official Traditional Catholic Directory at www.traditio.com/nat.htm for a geographical locations of true Catholic priests.