Is it against the policy of the Roman Catholic church for a priest to knowingly marry a Roman Catholic to a Lutheran? Please cite sources because I want an accurate answer and too often poeple just go with their guts on these things.

This is allowed, with words of caution that it may be difficult. Also, the Catholic must be sure to keep their own faith and baptize and raise the children Catholic. See below for exact wording. (The ...'s are where I removed stuff in reference to Catholic/Non Christian marriages)

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

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"Difference of confession between the spouses does not constitute an insurmountable obstacle for marriage, when they succeed in placing in common what they have received from their respective communities, and learn from each other the way in which each lives in fidelity to Christ. But the difficulties of mixed marriages must not be underestimated. They arise from the fact that the seperation of Christians has not yet been overcome. The spouses risk experiencing the tragedy of Christian disunity even in the heart of their own home...Differences about faith and the very notion of marriage, but also different religious mentalities, can become sources of tension in marriage, expecially as regards the education of children. The temptation to religious indifference can then arise."

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"According to the law in force in the Latin Church, a mixed marriage needs for liceity the express permission of ecclesiastical authority...This permission presupposes that both parties know and do not exclude the essential ends and properties of marriage; and furthermore that the Catholic party confirms the obligations, which have been made known to the non-Catholic party, of preserving his or her own faith and ensuring the baptism and education of the children in the Catholic Church."

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Thats how my grandmother married a Lutheran. (All the kids where raised catholics) In my church though its different. Our pastors can marry any two Christian but they are not allowed to knowingly marry anyone where one or both of the parties are not christian.
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by Valparaiso on January 31st, 2007
These rules in the Catholic Church changed fairly recently (I'm not sure how long ago). It used to be that Catholics could only marry Catholics. It's interesting where different denominations stand on issues of marriage. Catholicism does allow marriages to non-Chrsitians, they call it "disunity of cult". From what I gather the rules are the same as above, except instead of obtaining "permission" you have to obtain a "dispensation" from ecclesiastical authority.
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by mysticdeliria on January 31st, 2007
Wow our rules just flat out say that pastors can't marry a couple where at least one of the party's is a non Christian. And we are considered a moderatly liberal denomination.
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by Valparaiso on January 31st, 2007

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