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Church wedding in Guangzhou
Jason B:
--- Quote from: Vince G on July 05, 2010, 08:09:14 pm ---As Mike had it. What is the difference where it is? Your vowing from your heart.
--- End quote ---
My ex wife is catholic, me no religion and we were married in a Catholic Church just to keep her parents happy I think. But beware of the Catholic Churches policy of attending pre-marriage courses etc and then they want you sign a piece of paper saying you will bring up your children Catholic. Well they did where I was married anyway.
But I intend on doing what feels right for Wendy and me......well once she says that she will marry me....find out in a couple of days time.
ttwjr32:
Ronan,
there are churches of every denomination in Guangzhou. in fact there is a catholic church in Haizhu square which is about a 10 minute walk from exit b on the subway they have english services on saturday afternoon and sunday morning. its quite a beautiful church that i believe was built in the 1600's we go there for services when in Guangzhou next time im over there i will gather some info for you
Irishman:
Thanks guys, the more I think about this the more I would like to try to do it. For some reason I cannot get out my head, I feel we will not be properly married unless it is in the eyes of the creator.
Ted if you could look into it that would be fantastic thanks. If we can have it there than I hope you and your lovely wife could attend as our honoured guests, and that scallywag Willy if he is in town too ;D :P
Paul Todd:
Irish,
She doesn't need to be Catholic, and the dispensation that you have to get to marry her is easy and there are usually no issues if she's a baptised Christian. If she's not a baptised Christian then you'll need a dispensation of cult which is slightly more difficult to obtain.
But she will have to promise to attend a pre-marriage course (it's usually not overly Catholic and it's not a Catechism class). She would also have to promise to not prevent you from practising your Catholic faith and she would have to promise to allow any children to be brought up in the Catholic faith. She won't have to attend Mass or anything, she just mustn't prevent you from taking the kids to church and Catechism.
Each church has its own rules regarding the ceremony. With a mixed religion marriage, most are more than happy to only do the wedding ceremony bit and to leave out the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Some churches are stricter than others with the rule about the bride and her bridesmaids having no strapless dresses, you'd need to check this with your church.
The Code of Canon Law allows this by dispensation only. Here are the requirements for dispensation:
The local ordinary can grant a permission of this kind if there is a just and reasonable cause. He is not to grant it unless the following conditions have been fulfilled:
1. the Catholic party is to declare that he or she is prepared to remove dangers of defecting from the faith and is to make a sincere promise to do all in his or her power so that all offspring are baptized and brought up in the Catholic Church;
2. the other party is to be informed at an appropriate time about the promises which the Catholic party is to make, in such a way that it is certain that he or she is truly aware of the promise and obligation of the Catholic party;
3. both parties are to be instructed about the purposes and essential properties of marriage which neither of the contracting parties is to exclude. (CIC 1125)
I would get in touch with the leader of the church you intend to get married in and work out the best plan for getting your dispensation with that person. I'm a Buddhist so I find this all rather interesting. Best of luck..................
ttwjr32:
Irish,
i will go see what i can find out when i get back to Guangzhou. im always over there buying supplies as they have everything there to buy both chinese and western. example coffee 2 lbs can in grocery store--- 135 rmb over there it is only 75rmb the church sits at the end of all the shops as you walk around thats how i found it when i came to the end of the street and was going to walk up the other side
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