just looking out for him.What would happen if a devout catholic married an atheist?
Well it would be a problem. The Catholic would probably be assuming that their spouse would be saved someday or that the Atheist is a good person and where you go after you die is between that person and God in any case. And the Atheist would assume that since they don't talk about religion now everything is all fine and will always be that way.
Somewhere along the way, it starts to bug someone, maybe the Atheist finds that the Catholic going to bible study twice a week and Church on Sunday is too much and wonders why they married such an illogical person. Maybe the Catholic will someday realize that they can't baptize their child or that their spouse is going to spend forever in Hell.
Day to day practices start to seriously got on the others nerves as the Atheist grinds his/her teeth while the Catholic pauses with closed eyes over his/her meal. Or the Atheist has a loud and hearty conversation agreeing with his or her Atheist friend in the living room after dinner one night.
And then ';conversion'; happens. Secretly attempting to convince the kids one way or the other, trying to keep the spouse from or drag the spouse too church. Atheist/Christian literature left lying about the house. Pithy Mark Twaine or Bible quotes...all kinds of hints dropped here and there.
Here's the sticker. If your brother is the Catholic and he doesn't see the light before the wedding he is required by God to stay in his marriage unless his lovely bride decides to walk away. He MUST try to be a good, loving, supportive husband. And he MUST try to love her and keep her which means he can't bombard her with ';conversion';.What would happen if a devout catholic married an atheist?
It should be fine, my Grandfather married my Grandmother, he was Catholic %26amp; she was Protestant, the only condition was that the Children would be raised as Roman Catholics %26amp; they where.
Keep the Faith fruitful, growing in numbers.
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My father was a devout Catholic %26amp; my mother a devout Protestant Lutheran. They negotiated %26amp; every other Sunday we would attend my mom's church, then my dad's church. It worked out well %26amp; I got a taste of both religions %26amp; they were also both very open with me about their views on both religions. They both had a deep respect for each other's religious beliefs. My best friend is also a devout Catholic %26amp; her fiancee is a hardcore Atheist. They have open conversations %26amp; the utmost respect for one another %26amp; each other's views. I think as long as they genuinely love each other %26amp; respect one another, they'll be just fine. Best of luck %26amp; God bless! :)
The laws of the Sacrament prevail over members of the Church.
By ';atheist'; is implied the unbaptized. No Catholic can marry someone who is unbaptized. It is called an impediment to marriage and it cannot be lifted.
It is also doubtful that anyone who is seen as ';devout'; could even give the impression that she/he would even CONSIDER dating someone who was a complete apostate! If this has happened, then the so-called religious education has totally failed at every level!
Had a counselor/confessor been aware of the situation, which he should have been from the first instance, the dating would not have continued with approval, for it only leads to tragedy later on.
Well, Catholicism is known to be one of the most ';accepting'; religions, in which people are accepted, no matter the faith. Some Catholics are too anal about their religion, but their shouldnt be any dispute should a catholic marry and athiest. It all depends on who the people are.
Besides, if they love each other, it doesnt matter. You can be religious without forcing it on others, as long as they respect each other's beliefs like people should.
I think that if his religion is of great value to him, he should be careful. I say this because often times we can be disillusioned by love. He may have a lot of faith in God hoping that he may save her, perhaps bring her closer to God. It could be a devasting thing for him to find out it may be a test from God. He could marry this woman and she may never connect spiritually as he thought. Then there are three ways of going about it, 1. he may lose faith and decide to do the human nature response to stay with her and ';work it out';, it never will human connections are through Christ, 2, He may feel that the desire in his heart to save her really is a blessing if that's the case 3. he will marry her and then it will end badly, but he will learn the test of faith to leave even though heartache hurts. I pray that God will give him strength and faith to figure out what is right.
I'm Agnostic. My boyfriend believes in God without a doubt. No problems for us. But um..this is a bit more drastic. I mean, Atheist and Catholic? Wow. I mean, I'm trying to entertain the thought. It's obvious that, if they are planning on getting married, and it's not an issue for either of them, then it should be fine. It's okay to look out for your siblings, talk to them about certain things, but if he's sure about this then you should leave it at that and not worry.
%26lt;%26lt;What would happen if a devout catholic married an atheist? Would this cause trouble for each other,%26gt;%26gt;
Well, yeah. Sooner or later your respective belief systems WILL start to get on each other's nerves.
%26lt;%26lt;don't have anything against any of them.%26gt;%26gt;
Not now you don't, but don't make the mistake of presuming that isn't going to change at some point in the future. Not only is it possible, it is PROBABLE.
%26lt;%26lt;its my big brother who's in his situation and what if one person had one faith and the other had another faith?%26gt;%26gt;
The Church would oppose a marriage to an athiest, but not necessarily oppose a marriage between a Catholic and a Baptized non-Catholic Christian.
Typically, I think it better to marry within one's own religion. Two people, with different belief systems can make a marriage work. It's just that they are going to have to work much harder at it than a couple that shares a common Faith.
%26lt;%26lt;just looking out for him.%26gt;%26gt;
You - THEY, really - need to be looking out for their children as well. A Catholic parent MUST raise his/her children in the Catholic Faith. What will the atheist parent think about this. We'll see how REALLY non-challent they are about their beliefs when children enter the scene.
This really is a battle. I would hope that there would be mutual respect for viewpoints. When one centers one's life around God, I fear it could be too much for the atheist to handle. Debates would rage and the compulsion or duty for the Christian to ';save'; the atheist would be too great to bear.....I think it's best avoided... its like oil and water the 2 dont mix!
I did it.
He was a mama's boy. Mama always hated me so after I gave birth to her first grandchild, she sent her sons to my place when I was at work to help my ex move everything out of our house, clean out the bank accounts, steal my car and leave town. (With my baby)
I got her back.
So my advice, .... ';mama's boys'; are BAD NEWS!
:)
As long as they both accept each other's faiths and don't try to convert each other, they should be fine.
Well, if they love each other enough to marry and respected each other's beliefs, I don't see what the problem would be. They obviously fell in love for a reason.
The only long-term complications would be how to raise the children.
they are in love and already know each other - don't they?
I figure as they are marrying the differences don't matter and they must love each other
you ask if it would but you doesn't say if it does now?
it shouldn't matter what religion each followed if they truly loved each other. if it did cause an issue it probably isn't worth it.
If they love each other they'll work around it. But they will have problems and differences of opinion in many aspects of life, how they marry an raise children any many more no doubt.
It'd be like antimatter and matter: KKAAAABBBBBOOOOOOOMMMMM!!
Or maybe they'd live happily together o_O. Don't worry - they love each other enough so that they got this far; I doubt they'll clash and let religion come between them.
They're not a devout catholic at all. The bible clearly says not to be yoked in marriage to the unbelievers.
Atheism is not a faith, but it shouldn't really matter, problem is it will, depends how strongly they hold to their views.
He'll just be providing her with more ammunition. But since he'll be miserable anyway, what does it matter if she has more chains to pull on?
Its just religion... Its not that important....if you love someone you love them... SIMPLE... LOVE IS LOVE REGARDLESS OF FAITH SYSTEM
I think the atheist in the relationship should look out for things like pitch forks, bonfires, ducking stools
If they respect each other they will be fine.
All their children would come out being agnostic.
God turns sinners into saints .Leave it to His hands.
The great Ganon will rise and eat the world's supply of erasers.
just respect each others beliefs and don't try to impose their faith on the other
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