Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

I am Jewish and DH is Catholic. Can we still get our children (the ones we don't have yet ) Christened?

I know my sister had issues, they told her the baby was a ******* and born out of wedlock.

Edited to add she lives in Jersey and was able to find a church that was willing to "overlook" her religion.

Message edited 8/15/2007 2:46:24 PM.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

I thin it depends on the church. Our church requires the Godparents be Catholic, but never said anything about the parents. All they did say was that they would prefer the parents have been married in the church. That doesn't necessarily require both to be Catholic.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

It depends on the church. Most these days will allow it.


BLASPHEMY WARNING.....

Posted by sunflowerjesss

I know my sister had issues, they told her the baby was a ******* and born out of wedlock.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

We weren't married in a Church because I am Jewish. We were told in order for us to be allowed to get married in a Catholic church I'd have to convert.

But, thanks anyway for the info. I'll check around with my local churches and see what they say.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

Posted by nrthshgrl

It depends on the church. Most these days will allow it.


BLASPHEMY WARNING.....

Posted by sunflowerjesss

I know my sister had issues, they told her the baby was a ******* and born out of wedlock.

THIS IS CRAP! Then they should have told the Virgin Mary the same thing.

This is right on par with kicking pregnant teens out of Catholic school. What about forgiveness & the fact that they're not having an abortion?

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

I am catholic, DH is jewish. When we were married, we could have gotten married in the Church, but DH's family refused to see him married under Jesus christ, so no church wedding for me.

BUT our marriage is recognized by the CAtholic church. I had to fill out some paperwork and get it approved by the dioceses, I got married by a deacon and rabbi at Villa Lombardi's.

I baptized my daughter last year, and will baptize my 2nd in a couple months. No issue with the church since I have all my sacraments and my marriage is recognized by the church.

ETA: The church I did this with when I was on LI was Our Lady of Grace in West Babylon for my wedding, but i am in CT now for the Baptisms.

Message edited 8/15/2007 11:10:36 AM.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

I'm Catholic and DH is Jewish. Our children were baptised. My church said that as long as I was willing to be responsible for their religious upbringing they had no problem with it. We selected 2 Catholic godparents b/c quite frankly I don't really understand how a non-Catholic would be able to step in and make sure my child was being raised in the Catholic faith if something happened to me.

As an aside, my church was also willing to marry DH & I in the church and we could have a rabbi there as well. We decided to get married at the catering hall instead, but the deacon and rabbi were both there and my marriage is a valid Catholic one.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

I'm Jewish and DH is Catholic.

We were married by a priest and a rabbi in an outside ceremony at our wedding hall. We took the precanna and got papers of dispensation so our marriage is recognized by the church.

DS was babtized in the church. We were asked by the priest if we would raise him Catholic and we said yes- we just ommitted the fact that he would be raised BOTH Catholic and Jewish.

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

Re: Spinoff - Christening Q when parents are from different religion

Well we had our DS christened in the same catholic church I was christened in. He even wore the same gown I did - but anyway....
We arent married, we haved lived together for years but never married. My SO is from Canada, is Catholic and made all his sacrements. His brother is DS Godfather. We had to have a form signed by his church in Montreal saying he is a practicing Catholic. My sis is supposed to be the Godmother. Both my sis and I were christened but that was it. The only thing the church gave us a hard time about was that she could not be the Godmother on paper since she didnt make all her sacrements. She stood up at the Baptism but she isnt on paper.
The only thing the priest said to us was that it is tragic that my parents didnt send us to church as kids and if we wanted we could rectify everything. And, of course my SO and I should get married...