I am church of england and my boyfriend is catholic

Question

although neither of us are practising, we plan to marry how do we get round this?

Answer 1

If neither of you are practicing your faith, what's the problem?

Answer 2

Talk to your Vicar. Our Anglica Vicar occasionally conducts weddings with a Catholic Priest officiating as well.

Answer 3

Are you referring to when you're married, how you'll get around your differing religious views? Or are you referring to WHERE you'll get married.

If it's to the first, religious views don't really matter in marriage unless one of you is very strong in your beliefs. My mother is a Christian and my father is a Jew and they have a wonderful marriage. As long as you love each other it really doesn't matter.

If it's to the latter, I guess you could talk it out?

Answer 4

If you want a church wedding, check with your vicar and his priest and see if you can go ahead without either making a conversion. Otherwise, have a civil ceremony and be done with it.

Answer 5

Dose it really matter i don't think so as long your happy.

Answer 6

Oh dear, the truth is you should just ignore your religion. You shouldn't let religion get in the way of love. If you feel for each other go for it! You won't end up going to h**l! :)

Answer 7

How about non-religious service(in a hotel or similar) and, if you both agree, a blessing in one or both churches?

Answer 8

If you wish to marry in church, I suggest you start practicing again, for then it will be a meaningful religious rite and not just some party decorations.

From the Catholic perspective, either church will do. Your boyfriend only needs to acquire dispensation to marry a non-Catholic.  

Answer 9

registry office.

Answer 10

you actually have to talk to eachother about it. maybe you guys could have a mixed wedding, some things protestant and other things catholic?

Answer 11

If neither of you practices, what's your problem?  If you want to marry in the Catholic church, they'll expect you to go through a marriage preparation course and they'll want you to attend regularly.  The Church of England are less fussy.  

The two of you need to decide what your views are on religion.  The idea of a church wedding is that you are asking your fellow believers to witness the vows you are making before God.  If you don't see yourselves as being in a body of fellow believers, try a civil option.

Answer 12

where's the problem?

Answer 13

i am catholic.  my fiancee is methodist.  i didn't want my fiancee to have to go through the process it takes for him to get married in my church (i am not practicing) JUST to get married in my church.  even though i don't consider myself practicing, i still believe what i was taught and because of that, i didn't want to get married in a church that wasn't catholic.  kind of confusing, but the moral of the story is, we found a non-denominational chapel and we are getting married there.  a close friend is doing the nuptuals, and by request of my parents, we are asking a catholic priest to bless the marriage at the ceremony, and he is asking someone from his church to come in as well.  we both agreed upon it and couldn't be happier with the decision we have made!

that is always an option...  otherwise, you could do as someone else told you, and get married at a hotel or ceremony site-sans religion.  i originally got a lot of flack from my future in laws for not wanting to get married in a church, but there is NO law that says anyone HAS to get married in the church.  you can do whatever you want!!!

good luck!

Answer 14

one of you can convert, or you get married on court house officialy

and then stage a private non religious wedding ceremony out in the open for the family, with a resception afterwards

europe countries depending can be more accepting, sound like england fall in that and if such shouldnt be a problem, it really all depend on the church, the priest and well where you in the world...if english priests are accepting then not a problem

Answer 15

There is no difference remember that you are C of E only because KingHenry VIII wanted to get a bit of the other, you would be a Catholic other wise,and they have persecuted millions to convert people.  

Answer 16

his family will expect you to convert... ;)

Answer 17

Have a civil ceremony. If neither of you are church goers it would be hypocritical to get married in a church anyway.

Answer 18

me an my husband got married september 06, im C of E an he is catholic, you can get married at either church, we married at a catholic church as this was only £145 but to get married in a C of E church it was £400!!

so obviously we went for the option that helped us!!

Answer 19

If you want to get amrried in a church it really doesn't matter that much these days. Most priests are fine with it.....but you just need ot decide between yourselves which church to get married in!!

Answer 20

you can get married in either church -  you only convert if you want to

however, i recommnend the lessons that the priest will offer it saves arguments about your s*x life, family etc if you refer back to it, and it has little to do with preaching about christianity, more about marriage

xx