How can a baptist marry a catholic

That's all! Of course not; I would expect a Baptist Minister to encourage his Christian flock to raise their children in the Baptist faith. Many in our Church are either uncatechized or dissent from the faith. That is one of the purposes of our work; not to convert people. Each person has to decide which Church is the one Church Jesus founded. That is obviously is the main criteria — seeing both Jesus and St.

Paul warned about other false Christs that would come in the future. Matthew , Galatians , 2 Peter I never said anything about, and the Church does not expect, devout Protestants to covert in order to be married in the Church. That issue was changed over 60 years ago. At the very end of my answer, I said:. This is important for her to know.

You said: I believe Truth comes from the Bible. I do too, but the pillar and Foundation of Truth according to the Bible is not the Bible :. Don't take this personally, but my thoughts are you don't know what dynamite graces you are missing out on and do not understand what the Mass is. Before Jesus ascended into Heaven He established seven sacraments through which the faithful can be strengthen and purified in this life.

Most Protestants don't acknowledge this because they don't acknowledge Oral Tradition which is just as binding as Scriptural or Written Tradition. See my Scripture Passages page for more:. You said: From a weak attempt at researching this, I found essays that revealed a Pope instituted the Communion of the Body of Christ and years later another Pope instituted the Blood of Christ; therefore Christians could fully eat and drink the Body and Blood of Christ.

Matthew This is where Jesus, Himself established the papacy and how the Pope came into existence. Note verse 18, Jesus talking:. Don't fall for the phony Greek arguments. Scholars will attest that Jesus most likely spoke Aramaic, not Greek and there is only one word for Rock in Aramaic. The Bible, historically, is a Catholic book, written by Catholics and their ancestors, for Catholics, for use in the Catholic Mass, our worship service.

It was never intended to be a Catechism, book of teachings, or recipe for sermons. Plus, we didn't even have a Bible until A. First, the sources you used for research are anti-Catholic and contrary toward what historically happened. The Pope did not institute Holy Communion. Jesus, at the Last Supper, on the night before He died, instituted the Eucharist Matthew , Mark , and Luke and later instructed Peter and his Apostles on how to celebrate the Eucharist within the context of the Mass, our worship service.

The word Mass , in Latin, means to be sent because after we are strengthen with the Eucharist, Catholic Christians are called to fulfill the mission Jesus gave us at the end of Matthew's Gospel:.

Because of my vocation as an Evangelist and Apologist, instead of saying that I go to Mass which is perfectly fine , I prefer to say I renew my Sunday Covenant with the Lord.

Though what you say appears to be true, priests do not convert bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. Because Jesus was a Man, down through history He has called faithful lay Catholic men to act in His place in order to consecrate and distribute the sacraments from generation to generation.

The sacrament of Holy Orders blesses the priest in a way where Jesus, a man, is now able to use the body of another man, the priest, to bring sacramental graces into the world. For this reason, women can never be priests. Not because the Church is sexist but because a Man's body Jesus cannot use a women's body.

Grace builds on nature and never destroys it. As my colleague Eric has said :. As a husband unites himself to his wife and imparts his life to her, to make her fruitful, so Christ unites himself to His Bride, the Church through the Eucharist , to impart to Her His divine life and make her fruitful.

He does so through His representative, the priest. The priest acts in persona Christi, in the person of Christ — in other words, in a mystical and symbolic way he takes on the role of Christ. Because Christ is the Bridegroom of the Church, and because the priest participates so intimately in the Eucharist, which is the consummation of the relationship between the Bridegroom and the Bride, it is necessary for the priest to be male.

Otherwise, the symbolism breaks down. And as my colleague John said :. In the case of Holy Orders, a bishop cannot ordain a woman, because the woman cannot receive this sacrament.

This has nothing to do with any ability, or lack of, she might have. It has to do with who she is. Christ was man; hence, a priest who stands in the place of Christ and offers Christ's Sacrifice, must also be a man.

If you need more in order to understand this, read this list of search results from our AskACatholic database. You said: Just as a devout Catholic does not desire to convert to a different faith, I do not plan, nor wish, to convert to Catholicism. By the way, you may be interested in my other site on the Early Church Fathers. These were the very first Christians who lived from A.

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I just need advice please. Mike replied:. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says this on the issue: Mixed marriages and disparity of cult CCC In many countries the situation of a mixed marriage marriage between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic often arises. According to the law in force in the Latin Church, a mixed marriage needs for liceity the express permission of ecclesiastical authority.

Jeremy — Neither extreme alternative is true. You can both go to Heaven, as Catholic and as Baptist: as long as you are truly following the truth that you know, and are honestly seeking God's truth and living according to His law as you know it. Why would you deny your children the true faith and the sacraments, especially the Bread of Eternal Life in the Eucharist?

Why would a woman who loves you ask you to surrender your beliefs about the children ahead of time? What kind of basis for love is it when your faith is held in such an opinion? Hi guys, So are you saying that if I am a devoted Catholic and I continue to go to my church but let my kids be Baptist, like their mom, I am turning my back on my faith?

Has there been a relationship that has entailed more than just formal dating, like going to the movies and having dinner out? But why? Conservative members of Baptist churches are likely to question the wisdom of a practicing Baptist marrying a practicing Catholic. The traditions have some theological similarities e. Example from parenting: The couple would have to decide in what tradition would they raise their children.

A couple that blends their traditions may seek to expose their children to both the Baptist and Catholic church. How such a marriage would affect a Baptist in their church is only one part of the scenario. The Catholic Church teaches that,. For this reason, a valid matrimonial contract cannot exist between the baptized without it being by that fact a sacrament.

Also see Can a Baptist Be a Godparent? Canon The local ordinary can grant 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:. Does the marriage have to be blessed before the wife can convert to Catholicism? Or is it the opposite? City of origin withheld.

The wife-to-be may become a Catholic at any point she wishes — either before or after the marriage ceremony — but there is no requirement that she do so at all. To become a Catholic, she would need to take a course of instruction in the Catholic faith. With the proper permission, the couple can be married — in a Catholic church and by a Catholic priest — in a ceremony recognized by the church as a sacramental marriage, even though the bride is still a Baptist at the time of the wedding.

There are really two vital decisions being made — one, to marry, and the other, to become a Catholic. These decisions are separate and distinct and should not be conflated. Waiting until after the marriage assures that the program of convert instruction will not be rushed. I have heard that 60 percent of Catholic priests are gay.

Is this the truth? Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Frankly, no one has an accurate answer to your question.