Expert: Reverend John Fliris - 1/31/2008

Question
QUESTION: Hello,
I need help, this is a very uncomfortable situation and probably a common thing this days.
I just got engaged,I am catholic and he has not even got baptized, we need to do the civil wedding sooner. so is there a possibility to do a ceremony that can have some blessings from the priest for me and make like a symbolic ceremony????

ANSWER: Dear Carolina: Why two different ceremonies? You can pretty much have the word of God and your wedding blessed my a minister without having 2 ceremonies unless your church has requirements for you both to be members before hand. Carolina you can have the blessings included in the one ceremony. Hope this helped... if you need more information... just let me know. Reverend John

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QUESTION: Thanx for your answer Reverend but does the Catholic church allow to have a wedding ceremony with a non baptized partner? or I need to find a different type of ceremony?

Answer
Dear Carolina: I am not a Catholic minister but I believe they do not allow a non baptized wedding, nor do many allow a wedding ceremony for a non-cathilic partner. So you might need to do a ceremony with a non denominational minister. I would say to contact your Priest and ask him about your wedding.. Hope this helped Reverend John