Question for Catholic nesties

Mrs.Forger · April 2008

Is it true that you can not Christen your children in a Catholic church if you weren't married in a Catholic church?

mlwooten · April 2008

I was able to baptize my daughter in the Catholic church even though I was married by a j.p.

AwwwwwwYeah · April 2008

My initial reaction was "NO", but honestly, I bet it depends on which Catholic church you go to.

We were not married in the Catholic Church and in meeting with the Priest this past Saturday for our son's Baptism, he said he'd never "punish" the child for our sins Indifferent ....nice.

Hubby and I are considering getting a "blessing" done however, but this did not sway the Priest to allow us to Baptize our son.

tmp-147586187501197 · April 2008

It really depends on the Priest. Some will say no and some will say yes.

scarlet_letters · April 2008

No, but it tends to depend on the parish and even the priest within the parish. You'll definitely see some very strict churches that will refuse, and others that will be fine.

TnP102304 · April 2008

At the church I used to go to, no, they would not baptize a child if the parents were not married in the Catholic church. The priest also refused to marry DH and I since we lived "outside the parish," even though I'd been going to that church for as long as I could remember and was confirmed there. DH and I ended up getting married in a Congregational church (best decision we ever made!) but are now unsure as to what we're going to do about baptizing Elizabeth....

DaniGirl1142 · April 2008

Call the church you're interested in using. Some parishes are more strict than others.

Melany928 · April 2008

I am guessing no, it's not true since both my sister and I were baptized in a catholic chuch and my mom wasn't even married at all. I do think some churches are more strict than others though...

beknmike · April 2008

The churches that DH & I grew up in would not baptize your child if you were not married in the Catholic Church. MIL & FIL pitched a fit when they found out we were being married by a JP because we'd never be allowed to baptize their grandbabies. We've planned on having our marriage blessed all along & may try to coordinate that with the baptizing of our child. Depends on the church we plan to join, I suppose.

McCutie · April 2008

We baptized our daughter in a Catholic church in NY and we were not married in a Catholic Church....There was a lot of hemming and hawing but they let us.

lisajoan · April 2008

untrue....

Mrs.Forger · April 2008

Interesting, thanks ladies!

Bek and other people who mentioned getting your marriages blessed: Could you tell me a little more about this? Is it a second ceremony/renewal of vows of sorts? I feel awful saying it but I know SO little about my own religion. DH is not even Catholic, he's Lutheran...could we still get our marriage blessed by a Catholic priest?

HeatherSEPT17 · April 2008

wholley cow I have never heard of this! I know it doesn't matter at my church, and I thought they were pretty strict, but my friend had her daughter baptized there and they weren't married in a catholic church. I would imagine this is different. Some catholic churches allow the god parents to have at least one catholic, some require both be catholic.

AwwwwwwYeah · April 2008

We're both Catholic so perhaps it is going to be "easier" for us.....

The Priest said we needed to get our documentation together proving that we've completed all of the sacraments thus far (baptism, communion, confirmation). He's going to send a letter with proof to the Bishop asking for permission to perform a blessing on our marriage.

I would guess if you're interested in the Blessing, you would both have to be of the same faith but again, I'm not sure. You would have to ask.

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