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• ↓ A New Trend: Exchanging Consent Again at the Wedding Reception
• ↓ Who in the SSPX Was Just Excommunicated?
• ↓ Repost: Clergy and Summer Vacation
• ↓ Schism, Excommunication, and Attending a Latin Mass in Brazil
• ↓ New Episcopal Consecrations Planned by the SSPX
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"Q1: I work at a Catholic Parish. My pastor and I have recently been wondering how we should deal with a growing trend of couples having “mock weddings” where they exchange consent again, after celebrating their marriage with us. We are finding out (often after the fact or very close to the day of the wedding) that some couples are having their sacramental/legal marriages with a small number of people in church on a weekday, and then having another “mock/fake” wedding ceremony “officiated” by a friend or relative during the weekend at another venue with a large group, followed by the usual dinner and dancing. So, that feels wrong, but we aren’t sure what kind or just how wrong it is and we aren’t sure how we should respond to this trend.  In particular: 1. Does Canon Law forbid couples from having a fake wedding after a real one?  (Gosh, it feels silly asking that.) 2. If so, are there consequences for a couple that does participate in a fake wedding? 3. Is the couple’s pastor required to find out if a couple is planning a fake wedding after their marriage? 4. If the pastor finds out a couple is having a fake wedding after their marriage, is the pastor required to do anything about it? 5. Can a pastor deny marriage to a couple that is planning a fake wedding? I imagine there are a lot of “ifs” and “buts” in this situation.  —Tom"

"Q2: My question is about having a subsequent marriage ceremony, in regards to Canon 1127. My fiancée and I are engaged and getting married in the Church in a few months by our parish priest. We planned to have a small wedding with only close family and close friends. Then have a subsequent celebration a few weeks later at the beach. We won’t be doing any vows and will be making it known that we were already married previously for anyone that wasn’t at our wedding. We had mentioned this to our priest, and he had said it was fine if the Wedding in the Church was first. (Which it is.) I have been very scrupulous about this and wanted to hear a canon lawyers’ perspective. —Jacob Continue reading →"

"Q: Please help! I’m trying to reconcile conflicting reports about what Rome just did to lay Catholics who are supporters of the Society of St. Pius X [SSPX], after their episcopal consecrations on July 1. Some news sites say that the Pope changed course and has now excommunicated everybody, not just the bishops but also priests and even lay people. However the Vatican document which I read says lay people are excommunicated if they “formally adhere” to the SSPX. What on earth does that mean? What doesn’t it mean?"

"My brother and his family regularly attend an SSPX chapel and contribute to its financial support. Are they now excommunicated? I want to say “no,” because as you have written in the past, you can’t be excommunicated if you didn’t know you were committing an excommunicable crime. If you can help me make sense of this, I know it would be helpful to other Catholics wondering and worrying about the same thing.—Derek Continue reading →"

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A New Trend: Exchanging Consent Again at the Wedding Reception

Who in the SSPX Was Just Excommunicated?

Repost: Clergy and Summer Vacation

Schism, Excommunication, and Attending a Latin Mass in Brazil

New Episcopal Consecrations Planned by the SSPX