Expert: Fr. Michael - 9/26/2006

Question
My husband and I are from different religoius.He is muslim and i am catholic.Soon we are expecting our first child .We cannot agree on a religion.Its a very difficult moment from me .Please help me find the best solution for our problem .
thank you very much
joanna  

Answer
This is the kind of serious problem that occurs in the case of "mixed marriage," which is why not only the Catholic Faith but also your own religion dissuades such marriages.  In order for you to have entered into a Catholic marriage, you, as a non-Catholic, would have traditionally been required to make the Cautiones (Promises), in which you agreed that the children would be raised in the traditional Catholic Faith.