thing is I am cathloic, he is orthodox. Do I have to convert to get married in his church? Some people have told me that I do not have to convert?
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Ask his priest–obviously. My guess would be no.
SOME churches say yes. My sister did not want to when she married my brother in law. The priest, who was his father’s priest from his father’s birth, had to fight a huge battle for them to get married in the church he was at. He was a mean old man and both our families loved him for it
Catholic in name only huh
same church different rite same sacrament.
No….you do not have to convert. But you cannot receive the Eucharist in his church, nor he in yours….it implies a unity that does not exist between the two sister churches (Orthodoxy is not in communion with Rome), although it does have a valid priesthood and therefore valid sacraments. It does not recognize the primacy of the Pope over their jurisdiction nor in his infallibility.
However, you may be able to obtain special permission to receive the Eucharist in his church for the occassion of your wedding liturgy. Outside of that, I doubt it.
It’ll be very difficult to attend each other’s church and not ever being able to receive the Eucharist together. For the sake of the unity of your relationship and the Eucharist, go ahead and join his church..You need your bishop’s approval and his, as well. There’s no re-verting, though.
I am orthodox, and you will not have to convert, although for your children’s sake it is best to. it is not fair to the children to be brought up into a dual religion, especially when it is two catholic beliefs that are so different. Read the true history of the church, not what the RC taught you, good information here.
http://www.crosscrafter.com/interest.html
You will have to have sponsors, both in good standing of the Holy Orthodox Church. you can have a best man and women usually and they do not need to be Orthodox, but the role is minimal compared to the Sponsors. The ceremony is one of the prettiest, moving experience i have ever known. I was not Orthodox when i married, but was in the middle of converting. I have been Orthodox for over 6 years and would not ever consider leaving this most wonderful place. I have been to Orthodox churches in Romania, my wife’s country and is unbelievable. Not knowing what they are saying verbally, but spiritually it is amazing. You will not be able to recieve the Holy Eucharist. If you decide to convert, you will probably not need to be rebaptised, unless the orthodox Bishop decides it is needed to to possible sprinkleing that is not recognised by the Holy Orthodox Church.
unworthy as i am, I pray for you and your husband that God grants you many years.
God bless your union
well, unfortunately for you the answer is yes.
i’m an orthodox and i know this for a fact, not only have i researched the internet and asked everyone i know about this, i have also asked my orthodox religion teacher in school and basically you have to
it’s a known fact that no orthodox priest will marry you, or anyone else for that matter like that, it goes against our faith.
when my grandfather and my grandmother got married, like 50 years ago, he was an orthodox and she was a baptist, and i know for a fact that the priest told my grandmother she had to convert, so she did.
but don’t worry, there’s no closer religion to catholicism than orthodoxism, trust me, you’ll find they’re very much alike, with a few differences of course, both churches recognize each other as being right and closer to the truth then the others, so you’ll still go to heaven, not to worry
If you’re interested, this is a popular forum for Orthodox Christians, you may find more answers here…
http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=145
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