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Is my marriage recognized in the Catholic church?

was married in a baptist church but, never joined the church. Years later the husband joins and is baptized in the catholic church...Only the husband is catholic.. does the catholic church recognize the marriage. just looking for a simple answer... yes or no...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The Church assumes that any marriage freely entered into by one baptized Christian man and one baptized Christian woman is valid, assuming there were no other impediments to marriage (i.e., one of them already married to somebody else).

    I'm not very clear from your message whether or not you were both baptized Christians at the time of your marriage.

  • 1 decade ago

    No. Your husband is now Catholic, but your union in the sight of God is not recognized as a valid sacramental union. Join the Church along with your husband. A wise choice for your soul. Learn and submit to traditional Catholic Catechism, and be baptized into the true Faith. Go to confession, then marry your husband again as a Catholic. God bless.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you were both baptized Christians at the time of you marriage then it would recognized.

  • 1 decade ago

    yes. You were married in a Christian church, so the marriage is considered valid by the Catholic Church.

    What this means is that if you and your husband get divorced, he would have to have to get an annulment before he could marry again.

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    no you were not married in the catholic church. It can be recognized if only one is Catholic if you are wed in the church

  • love
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Yes

    Source(s): Does it matter as long as God knows it?
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes as your Baptist Marriage was still made with a commitment to GOD and is considered a sacramental marriage. Just ask the Priest to BLess your Marriage if it bothers you..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The State and Federal governments do...that's what matters to make the union legal.

  • Kathy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No.

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