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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When we were married, I was Jewish and my wife was Catholic (years later she converted to Judaism).  We were married by a priest (a long-time friend of my family) and a rabbi on Long Island.  The rabbi was what I would call a "rent-a-rabbit" (i.e. a rabbi without a congregation).  We did get some kind of dispensation from the diocese on Long Island, and attended a pre-cana class provided by the Church.  The wedding took place outdoors under a gazebo.  This all took place almost 30 years ago.[/quote]

did you have to sign a document agreeing that your children would be raised Catholic?[/quote]

I think we did.  When kids came along (8 years after we got married), the same priest baptized them (and they both had a bris), but ultimately they formally converted to Judaism.  (I still remember being petrified when the panel of rabbis asked my older son what his favorite holiday was.  I was certain he was going to say "Christmas," but he came up with Shavuot (without any parental prompting!), which I think had just been celebrated at his preschool!). They both had Bar Mitzvah's, but we are essentially non-observant at this point.[/quote]

Sounds like quite a religious journey -- parents and children making big religious changes along the way, and ultimately ending up non-religious!  I wonder how something that was such a big, complicated part of your lives, ended up not being in your lives at all.[/quote]

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