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“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.                “You shall have no other gods before me.                “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.                “You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.                “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.                “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.                “You shall not murder.                “You shall not commit adultery.                “You shall not steal.                “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.                “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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QUESTION:

My question is, I am divorced, and I want to get married to a guy that is an Orthodox Christian. I am Catholic, and I am trying to get an annulment.

I was wondering, if I got the annulment would we be able to get married in an Orthodox Church, and if not why? and if it is not possible for us to get married, is there any way for us to be able to get married in the Orthodox religion?

I will do anything for us to be able to get married, so please let me know what we can do. I need to know what is possible for us to be married in God's house in the Orthodox Church.

ANSWER:

Thank you very much for your question. I pray that everything will work out for you and your fiance. Since I do not know all the details of your particular situation it is difficult for me to offer specifics. However, I can offer the following:

The Roman Catholic Church will require you to obtain an annulment from your diocese's marriage tribunal before permitting you to be married in the Roman Catholic Church. You did not indicate whether or not you wish to remain a practicing, active Roman Catholic or whether you are considering converting to Orthodox Christianity. If you wish to remain an active, practicing Roman Catholic, you will need to the annullment, in the Roman Catholic Church's eyes, in order to get married in an Orthodox ceremony.

From the general Orthodox perspective, the annullment is of no significance, assuming that you are not planning to remain a member of the Roman Catholic Church. However, since you do not indicate the jurisdiction to which your Orthodox fiance belongs, I cannot comment on your individual situation, since other Orthodox jurisdictions may indeed require you to produce an annullment decree even if you wish to be married in an Orthodox ceremony. You can do two things here: Write back to me and tell me which parish and to which jurisdiction your Orthodox fiance belongs since that will assist me in determining a more complete response, or make an appointment to speak with the priest at the Orthodox parish to which your fiance belongs and ask what the regulations in the diocese to which he belongs require.

Because I do not know any of the other particulars in your case, I cannot comment further. Providing me with the information will help, but ultimately you will need to speak to the priest at your Orthodox fiance's parish to see what is required in that parish and the jurisdiction to which it belongs.

I hope this helps! May God bless you!
Fr. John Matusiak





Published in January 2011.









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