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rug

(82,333 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 08:36 PM Apr 2013

Catholic members of royal couples won't have to raise kids Catholics

Apr-23-2013
By Catholic News Service

LONDON (CNS) -- Church leaders have told the British government that members of the royal family who marry Catholics under recently passed legislation will not be obliged to bring up their children in the Catholic faith.

Lord Wallace of Tankerness, speaking on behalf of the government, said he had been assured personally by Msgr. Marcus Stock, general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, that the canonical requirement of Catholics to raise their children in the faith was not always binding.

"I have the specific consent of Msgr. Stock to say that he was speaking on behalf of Archbishop (Vincent) Nichols (of Westminster) as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and can inform the House that the view taken by the Catholic Church in England and Wales is that, in the instance of mixed marriages, the approach of the Catholic Church is pastoral," he said.

"It will always look to provide guidance that supports and strengthens the unity and indissolubility of the marriage," Lord Wallace said.

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1301804.htm


That's convenient.

I wonder how many couples were turned down from getting married in the parishes because of that "canonical requirement". I suppose livining in sin in a nonsacramental marriage is a lesser evil.

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Catholic members of royal couples won't have to raise kids Catholics (Original Post) rug Apr 2013 OP
Normally I don't waste time on threads with the word 'royal' in the title IrishAyes Apr 2013 #1
Thank you that's kind. rug Apr 2013 #3
I think it sucks too. georges641 Apr 2013 #2
Personally I think they should raise their children Roman Catholic if they want. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #4

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
1. Normally I don't waste time on threads with the word 'royal' in the title
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:03 PM
Apr 2013

But I try to read all your stuff.

How wonderful that the rich were able to swing this!

 

georges641

(123 posts)
2. I think it sucks too.
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:27 PM
Apr 2013

I should withhold judgement until I know all the facts, but it seems to me that Msgr. Marcus is sucking up and kissing royal butts. They should not get special treatment.

But this wrong, if it is a wrong, doesn't excuse me or anyone else from doing wrong.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
4. Personally I think they should raise their children Roman Catholic if they want.
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 03:14 PM
Apr 2013

It would be very interesting to have a Roman Catholic as the head of the Church of England. I am glad they got rid of those old bigoted laws.

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