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by pius ogbaje on May 18th, 2004

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Can a Christian who is not Anglican marry someone who is Anglican in the Anglican Church?

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  • by Jan Szafranski on May 27th, 2004

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    Speaking as a Catholic, if an RC wanted to marry an Anglican, then this is permissable if the Anglican agrees to become RC. This should mean that the Anglican becomes baptised as an RC and udergoes 'training' prior to the marriage. In practice though, this means that the Anglican agrees not to prevent the partner practicing Catholicism and that all subsequent children are baptised and brough up as Roman Catholics. This is the only *real* requirement. Oo, and the marriage has to be a Catholic marriage.

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    • good answer; although, I disagree with Catholicism because it's wrong.

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 19th, 2006

    • This was probably right about 30-50 years ago but certainly not the case today. Talk to a knowledgable Catholic who knows their faith. Vatican II changed a lot of issues inside the church.

      As someone once said, "Many people hate Catholicism because of what they believe it stands for NOT for what it truly stands for."

      tibear

      by tibear on December 20th, 2007

    • Jan is talking utter nonsense. I am an Anglican and I married an RC here in England in her parents' RC parish church. If I had wanted to convert to Roman Catholicism, undoubtedly some training would have been necessary but re-baptism was never required. Tony Blair and Cardinal John Henry Newman were converts from Anglicanism and did not require re-baptism.

      orleans425

      by orleans425 on October 13th, 2010

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