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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband is not Catholic and we were not married in the church. We are registered members in the Arlington diocese. [/quote]

OP here. How?! My husband is protestant and we wanted to be married in the Catholic church originally and we weren't able to make that happen. DH would not agree to converting. [/quote]

The priest who gave you that advice is flat-out wrong.  My husband is not Catholic and we were married by a Catholic priest.  [/quote]

Ditto.
The spouse of a Catholic person absolutely does not need to convert to get married in a Catholic church. [b] You can't (usually) have a *mass* [/b]but it's still a sacramental wedding.
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We had the full “high Mass” and DH is Protestant.

FF to now and I’m not even Catholic anymore so I wish we’d married in his church instead.[/quote]

We could have had a mass, but we chose not to, because at least half our guests weren't Catholic and would not have been able to take communion. [/quote]

Me again, who you’re responding to—[b]the priest made a point of announcing right before communion that only those who were eligible to receive the sacrament should come forward.[/b] Hated that. [/quote]

Receiving communion is reserved for Catholics who are spiritually prepared (not aware of unforgiven mortal sin) to receive.  That's canon law.  At weddings, there will be lots of non-Catholics and fallen-away Catholics in attendance.  Hence the announcement.  However, I've heard that announcement given in a caring, welcoming way.  The priest could announce that he is thrilled to have so many visitors in our Church.  He is longing for the day when we all receive at the same Eucharistic table.  Non-Catholics and those who are not ready to receive may step forward with arms crossed for a blessing.  He asks all to join in prayer for the newly married couple.  This is what I wish all priests would say at weddings, funerals, Christmas, and Easter, basically any occasion when we have a lot of visitors.  [/quote]

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