Can the Catholic Church prohibit 2 Catholics from marrying if they were promiscuous in the past?
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First of all, any sin can be forgiven, with the exception of final despair ( that would be, say, you are killing yourself and right up until your very last thought, you believe God doesn't love you and you have no regrets about what you are doing)\n\nWe Catholics have the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)to bring our relationship with God back in line with where it should be when we have sinned. Don't let anyone fool you- it isn't easy. It is NOT ," Oh, Catholics think they can do ANYTHING, then go to Confession." WRONG. If you do it right, the point is it is really HARD to confess the things you do that disappoint God (we are not talking to the priest in Confession, we are talking to God- the priest speaks on His behalf). When you walk out of the Confessional, knowing your soul is as pure as on the day of your Baptism- THAT is the most AWESOME feeling!\n\nSo, again, almost any sin can be forgiven. You must be sorry for doing it and truly want to avoid that sin forever, take it to God in Confession...and He forgets it forever!\n\nMost people's moral faults are not known to the world, so rarely would that keep them from being able to be married in the Church. \n\nHaving said that, Matrimony is a Sarament for Catholics- that is why Catholic weddings are so ceremonius and include Mass whenever possible. If a couple enters into marriage while in a state of sin ( not having been to Confession as soon as possible prior to the wedding) they are not allowing themselves to be as open to the grace of the Sacrament as possible.\n\nDivorce is not a sin, but Jesus said marriage is permanent- so REMARRYING after divorce IS a sin. It is adultery. An annulment is a declaration after investigation that a marriage was not Sacramental in nature, therefore did not really 'take.' \n\nThe amount requested by the Diocese for an annulment is a FRACTION of the true cost, and no one is required to pay if they cannot afford it. It is emotionally difficult, but there is a reason. You are supposed to learn something from the process to help you keep your next marriage together. Were you too immature to choose a life mate? Did you fail to think of your spouse moe than yourself? What did you do right and what did you do wrong.  The reason family and friends are questiopned is because they watched your marriage fall apart- only they didn't say anything to you so you could try to keep it together. They offer third party insight and confirmation of what happened, just like in any court case.\n\nIf you want to learn more about the Catholic Church, I recommend 2 books:\n\nThe Catechism of the Catholic Church and Catholicism for Dummies.
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Catholic priests are married, in a sense. When a man receives the Sacrament of Holy Orders, he becomes a priest; thus devoting his life "married" to the church. Bear in mind that men seek vocations in the priesthood fully aware of the fact they cannot marry or have sex. It's not like these things were kept secret until after they are ordained.\n\nAnother thing, marriage and celibacy don't really go together. Wouldn't you say? Although celibacy is not Church Dogma, it is considered a "discipline", well founded in the Scriptures:\n\nMatt. 19:11-12 - Jesus says celibacy is a gift from God and whoever can bear it should bear it. Jesus praises and recommends celibacy for full-time ministers in the Church. Because celibacy is a gift from God, those who criticize the Church's practice of celibacy are criticizing God and this wonderful gift He bestows on His chosen ones.\n\nMatt. 19:29 - Jesus says that whoever gives up children for the sake of His name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life. Jesus praises celibacy when it is done for the sake of His kingdom. \n\nMatt. 22:30 - Jesus explains that in heaven there are no marriages. To bring about Jesus' kingdom on earth, priests live the heavenly consecration to God by not taking a wife in marriage. This way, priests are able to focus exclusively on the spiritual family, and not have any additional pressures of the biological family (which is for the vocation of marriage). This also makes it easier for priests to be transferred to different parishes where they are most needed without having to worry about the impact of their transfer on wife and children. \n\n1 Cor 7:1 – Paul teaches that it is well for a man not to touch a woman. This is the choice that the Catholic priests of the Roman rite freely make. \n\n1 Cor. 7:7 - Paul also acknowledges that celibacy is a gift from God and wishes that all were celibate like he is. \n\n1 Cor. 7:27 – Paul teaches men that they should not seek marriage. In Paul’s opinion, marriage introduces worldly temptations that can interfere with one’s relationship with God, specifically regarding those who will become full-time ministers in the Church. \n\n1 Cor. 7:32-33, 38 - Paul recommends celibacy for full-time ministers in the Church so that they are able to focus entirely upon God and building up His kingdom. He “who refrains from marriage will do better.” \n\n1 Tim. 3:2 - Paul instructs that bishops must be married only once. Many Protestants use this verse to prove that the Church's celibacy law is in error. But they are mistaken because this verse refers to bishops that were widowers. Paul is instructing that these widowers could not remarry. The verse also refers to those bishops who were currently married. They also could not remarry (in the Catholic Church's Eastern rite, priests are allowed to marry; celibacy is only a disciplinary rule for the clergy of the Roman rite). Therefore, this text has nothing to do with imposing a marriage requirement on becoming a bishop. \n\n1 Tim. 4:3 - in this verse, Paul refers to deceitful doctrines that forbid marriage. Many non-Catholics also use this verse to impugn the Church's practice of celibacy. This is entirely misguided because the Catholic Church (unlike many Protestant churches) exalts marriage to a sacrament. In fact, marriage is elevated to a sacrament, but consecrated virginity is not. The Church declares marriage sacred, covenantal and lifegiving. Paul is referring to doctrines that forbid marriage and other goods when done outside the teaching of Christ and for a lessor good. Celibacy is an act of giving up one good (marriage and children) for a greater good (complete spiritual union with God). \n\n1 Tim. 5:9-12 - Paul recommends that older widows take a pledge of celibacy. This was the beginning of women religious orders. \n\n2 Tim. 2:3-4 - Paul instructs his bishop Timothy that no soldier on service gets en
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This is a hard question to answer, and different Christian (including Catholic) religions and sects have different answers.  However, all the Christian religions base their answers on Biblical text - both Old Testament and New Testament.\n\nConcerning the New Testament, there are no words from Jesus or the Apostles that specifically forbid marriage between a Christian and a non-believer in Christ (Muslim). There are some words that suggest it is better for both to be Christian, but it is not a requirement within the New Testament.\n\nThe Old Testament tells a different story, where Jews (Israelites) were forbidden to marry people of other races and religions.  Many Christian religions consider the Old Testament references to the Jewish nation to be meant to refer to Christians today - so the interpretation is that all marriages between believers and non-believers (in Christ) are forbidden.\n\nMost moderate Christians do not adhere to the strict interpretation of the Old Testament and therefore permit almost any marriage between persons of different religious beliefs as long as there is mutual love, caring, commitment, etc.  However, more fundamental Churches will forbid it, and I believe this will mean a majority of Catholic Churches as well.\n\nYou are likely to find many people that will give differing answers to your question.  If you are interested in what the New Testament has to say about this subject, you should read for yourself the writing of the Apostle Paul (Corinthians I and II, and others) as well as specific references in the Gospels of John, Matthew, and Luke (words of Christ).  Then you can make-up your own mind on this matter.
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The Catholic Church does in fact "frown" on divorce.  However, you can pretty much commit just about any sin, pay a fee (some are heavier than others) and be reinstated in the church.
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That's a tough one. The priest that will conduct the ceremony, will have to cheat (in essence), because it is against the rules of the doctrine (as far as I know) so that is why one of the two in the couple usually submits him/herself to the demands of the other's doctrine (he will have to be baptized orthodox Christian, in your case). There are exceptions but always in a personal level, and with the fear to get everybody in trouble. I live in an officially greek orthodox country and I grew up as one too (but I don't consider myself as one anymore) so I've heard many occasions like this. I can recall few marriages like the one you're seeking to have, but they are very rare and the couples said afterwards how kind the priest was (so, you see it gets personalized) that he did not demand anything like being baptized. Good luck
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No, but I wish they did, it's a crime to prevent two people in love from getting married.
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No, if a Muslim decides he/she never wants to get married they r not allowed to have sex outside marriage.. It is considered a sin. Also Christians in the Eastern cultures u r talking about do not have premarital sex, they consider it a sin. There r Muslims and Christians who do not commit to that but they know it is a sin anyway.
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Yes you can, but it isn't called an annullment any more.\n\nYou will need to speak with the Canon Lawyers at the Diocese offices, they will tell you how to proceed.\n\nThe term anullment was changed because the word, by definition, would give the implication that the marriage never occured, thus making the children "bastards", so the view is now that the marriage happened, but was not valid because one of the participants was not 100% committed to the marriage from the start.\n\nChildren will NOT be "bastards" in the eyes of the Church.
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In the catholic faith, you have two options\n\n1) If you are married for just a short time (generally under 1 year) you can get an annulment.  This leaves you in good standing with the church and makes it like the marriage never happened.\n\n2) After the annulment period you can get a divorce, though this may have some complications depending on how liberal the local Catholic priest is, though the church did change its policy and doesn't bar you from the church anymore.
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I think it is possible, but really difficult.\n\nPaul told Christians not to marry if they could avoid it, but I think it was mostly because of the coming persecution.\n\nI don't see any Biblical basis for having a celibate priesthood.  Peter was married.  Jesus healed his wife's mother.  Matthew 8:14
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Think Priests ought to be able to marry and this would stop a lot of it.\nAlso, somebody is out to smear them by exposing.\nand......truth be known, just as much goes on in other denominations...of which I am one.\ndeed
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because if you allow two consenting adults the ability to marry regargless of sex, and enjoy the same tax benefits as other couples then scociety will crumble... it says so in the bible, towards the back, look it up
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It could be that the person they are planning to marry may be of another religion.  Such as catholics are only supposed to marry catholics.  It could also be that they had a bad experience with their prior religion and looked into different religions and found one they felt was more "in tune" with their personal beliefs.
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In the catholic religion it is considered sinful to display sexual feelings of any sort in public and anywhere other than the privacy of your bedroom. It's very funny because Catholics try so hard to put on a front like they aren't sexual freaks like the rest of us...but recently it has been discovered that the biggest cheaters on this earth is that of married catholic men and freakiest young chicks are those that belong to a catholic family. the most rebelious young man belongs to a catholic family and the most immoral "church figure" belongs to the catholic religion. Catholics seem like they have it all together on the outside but they are so meesed up on the inside....which is why they are so judgemental to anything that is different such as ..playing with yourself. According to Catholic methodology...playing with yourself is, in fact, a sin.
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You're saying that legally you're divorced but the catholic church does not recognize the divorce...so can you still remarry?\n\nyes you can still marry because the law is what counts...separation of church and state
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I have found that some sects in Christianity have no problem with this type of ceremony.  I know that as my husband and I got married (he's catholic and I was raised jewish) that the Catholic Church would have no problem with us getting married and would request a neutral location and that clergy from both religions be allowed to preside. I think the 2 faiths are used to crossing over in some cases.
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No. If the marriage is legal - and both parties enter into the marriage willingly and are of marriageable age, the occupations of the two people are irrelevant. It may very well be immoral for a teacher and student to form a romantic relationship during the time the teaching/learning/grading is going on. This is against school policy everywhere I've heard of. I don't think the Judeo-Christian religious texts refer to it as a sin.