Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site uw-june Path: utzoo!linus!cca!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!uw-june!emma From: emma@uw-june.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Views on Religions Message-ID: <466@uw-june> Date: Sat, 4-Jun-83 23:36:22 EDT Article-I.D.: uw-june.466 Posted: Sat Jun 4 23:36:22 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 7-Jun-83 21:32:32 EDT References: ih1ap.151 <536@hou5e.UUCP> Organization: U. Washington, Computer Sci Lines: 14 In regard to a Methodist wedding being accepted by the Roman Catholic Church-- I wound up hearing a short lecture by the head of the Tribunal for the Archdiocese of Seattle on Canon Law not long ago. As a large part of his job involves annullments, he wound up on the topic of valid and invalid marriages. Basically, a marriage is considered valid (by the Church) if it meets a fairly short list of requirements-- desire and ability to form a community; that sort of thing (I don't rmembr the whole list). One thing that was consipicuously ABSENT was any requirement that the Church be involved in any way, shape or form with the wedding. While there were additional requirements for a sacramental wedding, the priest said that the Church would recognize a marriage between two Hindus as "valid". -Joe P.