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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's not true. A priest in Rockville, md wouldn't baptize my nephew bc his parents were married by a priest...I'm not kidding. Mom is catholic, dad is non catholic Christian, and they were married by some Internet pastor in a garden. Priest said my BIL would have to take a class to become catholic and they would need to redo their vows with a priest. I'm not lying. I actually called the archdiocese of Washington to inquire and complain, and the woman I spoke with guessed which local priest I was calling about. So, yes PPs....old school priests still stick to their guns on certain issues like this.[/quote]

The church does require baptismal prep classes and most require you to be a parishioner. It seems as though the priest had figured out:

1. These two didn't want to be married in the Catholic Church

2. These two don't attend mass/aren't parishioners

3. These two could really use an intensive baptismal prep class to understand what baptism in the Catholic Church means (since the likelihood of them raising their child in the church is minimal)

If they really want to be Catholic then they would have known that matrimony is a sacrament which has to be performed by a priest. Things you don't really skip due to venue. They could have easily been "married" again and done their baptismal prep course. If you really want your child to be raised Catholic this is what you do and most priest will work with you to make that happen-- if you really want that. [/quote]

This poster is correct. My husband and I were originally married by a JP. We later decided it was important to us to be in a Catholic marriage. It was very easy. We had a convalidation. Not a big deal at all, if you are sincere.[/quote]

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