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Can we use a catholic church wedding venue if we aren't catholic?
i've always wanted to get married in a beautiful cathedral. i found a great church, but i'm not catholic and neither is my fiance. my question is, are we allowed to get married in the catholic church anyway? i don't have to use the priest there, i can use my own pastor if that's the case. i just pretty much want to rent out the cathedral for the day, i'm not looking to have a sacramental catholic wedding. thanks!
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yes and it would be very nice.
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It depends.
It's really up to each pastor (the leader of a church) and their bishop (the leader of a group of churches in an given area) to decide what they are willing to allow and what they aren’t.
Generally speaking: No. One of you has to be Catholic in order to be married in a Catholic church, by a priest or not.
Some concessions might be made for you IF you are planning a faith-based, or Christian wedding service from another denomination, simply not a Catholic one.
If you are having a purely secular wedding, it's very unlikely they'll rent you the cathedral, but they may. Each area and leaders have their own norms and rules. If you have a cathedral in mind, it can't hurt to ask politely if you can rent it and hold your secular ceremony there.
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I just want to share a situation that had actually just occurred in my family. My mother's cousin is Mennonite and her fiance is Catholic. They were going to marry in his church with his pastor, the pastor had recently found out she is not Catholic and he turned them away and they are not able to use the Catholic church either. That might have just been that pastor's preference but she was turned away and in a house of God because she was not Catholic. Like the other answer, I would go and see for myself but just going through that exact situation, I felt that I should share that with you. Congratulations on getting married, it will be a day you will never forget.
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I would go to the church you want to use and talk to the priest and ask him if you can use it. I wouldnt see the problem with doing it though and congrats on the wedding
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