I am catholic, but my fiance is not. What does he have to do to get married in a catholic church? ?

I am going to get married soon and I guess I have been putting off the church issue. My fiance is fine with getting married where I want to, but I believe they will not allow him with his other sacraments. I do not know what to do. HELP! I am catholic, but my fiance is not. What does he have to do to get married in a catholic church? ?
Call your priest, he'll walk you through it. Officially, you need church permission, but the only extra thing you have to do to get it is to promise to raise your children Catholic and that you are open to children. They will not allow him to recieve sacraments if he is not Catholic so unless he wants to join RCIA, he will not be baptized or confirmed. He doesn't need to be for you to marry in the Church anyway. I should warn you that many Churches are booked fully at least 6 months in advance, so you should contact your priest as soon as possible. Congrats and God bless!





Edit: Some of the info on here is incorrect. He absolutely does NOT have to be baptized an this is NOT considered a mortal sin. The Church would not marry you if they thought that doing so was helping you to commit a mortal sin. Your marriage is a sacrament, but only for you. He doesn't recieve sacriments because he doesn't believe in them. Everyone on here who is making this sound like a bad thing should be ashamed of themselves. You'll need to go through classes and he'll need to respect your faith, but if he does, they'll be no problem. Congrats again!I am catholic, but my fiance is not. What does he have to do to get married in a catholic church? ?
I'm unsure as to how you could be having a wedding ';soon'; and not have already addressed this issue with the priest. . . ?





It all depends. If your fiancee is Christian; the recipient of a valid Baptism, the Church will not object to the wedding - especially since it is taking place in a Catholic house of worship.





If your fiance is not the recipient of a valid Baptism, that will be a problem that must be addressed.





You and your fiance have to have this talk with the priest ASAP.
You need to call your church and schedule a meeting with the priest. This usually has to be done 6 months out from the wedding date.


You can marry him in a catholic church. It happens all the time. He will just have to agree to the precepts of a Catholic marriage. (open to children and a lifelong union without the option of divorce) You will have to take classes - this is something everyone has to do to get married in the church.





*He does not have to convert. I was married to a catholic for 12 year before I chose to convert. No one ever pressured me or even questioned me about conversion. I did it on my own.
Your fiance must be baptized. He does not have to have been baptized Catholic, but he must have received a valid baptism in order to be married in the Church.





Since he is not Catholic, you will have to get a dispensation to marry him. There should be no problem with that and the priest or deacon who marries you will actually do the paper work to obtain it.





Other than that there should be no problem. You most likely will not have a Wedding Mass since he cannot receive Eucharist, but you can have a ceremony.





My daughter is getting married in October to a non-denominational young man. They are having a ceremony and there was no problem getting the dispensation. He did have to agree to baptize a raise their children Catholic.





ADDED: To those who said your fiance must convert, they are absolutely wrong. They have either misunderstood what they have heard, or ignorant Catholics have told them this. Either way, it's just not true.
How soon is soon. First of all if you are having a full blown Catholic wedding in the church you should have reserved it long ago. Second to be married in the Catholic church is not as simple as asking a priest to marry you on such and such date. There are classes that need to be conducted and can take up to 6 months.





You need to call your local priest today. Explain the situation and he will give the most educated answer. Good luck and God Bless.
Maybe he is willing to go through all the hassles of joining the Roman Catholic church. Is he comfortable with dealing with the Catholic Church? Is this making him very uncomfortable? Can you marry outside the Catholic Church or would the guilt trip be to much? Is the issue of being from a different religious persuasion going to hinder a healthy marriage? I wish you both well.
Catholics marry non-Catholics in Catholic Church ceremonies all the time. It's much less of a big deal than you think it is.





You say ';soon'; but you don't say HOW soon. Any couple marrying in the Catholic Church has to go through preparation classes, meetings with the priest, etc., even if one of the spouses-to-be is not Catholic. If you really want a Catholic wedding (and you SHOULD as a Catholic because matrimony is a Sacrament), then you'd better call your priest ASAP and get things rolling.
You both will have to take a class but he does not have to convert.





The Catholic Church allows marriage between Catholics and non-Catholics.





Because the Church recognizes the tremendous challenge that the interfaith couple will face, they may have to get permission from the bishop.





For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1633-1637: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s鈥?/a>





With love in Christ.
My aunt married a man was is Catholic and she had to join the church before she got married IN the church. I think she wanted to join because of him but I am pretty sure she had to be Catholic to get married in their church.





Not sure though. Ask your priest.
Flee Catholicism. Who wants to start married life with such a weight hanging about their neck? Jesus can set you free.





';If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.'; John 8:36





Read the Bible and discover the gospel of Christ.
well since he isn't Catholic the Bishop will have to approve it which more than likely he will and you will both have to take marriage preparation classes through the Church.
Go to your Parrish and ask for permission to marry a non- catholic. They will tell you what to do and how.
You chose to get married without them being Catholic! Don't get married in a church then! That should have been an issue while you were dating, not when you're about to get married.
Talk to your priest, he will try and talk you out of marrying a heathen at first, then he will make your fiance sign a paper swearing that he will raise any children as Catholic, and he will preform a modified ceremony which excludes giving the sacraments since you are, in the church's eyes, committing a mortal sin.
Distance yourself from these mind control cults.





Congrats on the wedding. I hope you have a long, loving life together. Treat each other well and remember that, in spite of all the responsibilites that come with marriage, sometimes it's important to live for the moment.
the Catholic church requires a nom-catholic to take instruction in catholic beliefs and convert to catholicism.
I think 10 minutes in the confessional with a priest should do it.