italo: I dont entirely agree with your 2nd & 3rd paragraph.

What "individual quality" could be more important than the content and state of one's soul.

I'd rather not marry one who can endanger the souls of ourselves and our innocent children.

I'd rather not marry one who will refuse to accept the Church's teaching on issues like NFP only, no contraception, no condom etc...

...one who will tell my kids that Mary is an idol.

It's not discrimination. It's simply saying: 'I love you as a child of God but I don't think it's best I marry you.'

woky: 1corinthians 7:12-14

To the rest is say (i, not the lord ) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy .

My questions are:

Do the catholic church acknowledges the fact that an unbeliever can be save??
If YES, can you marry an atheist

Dnt 4gt that love is strong when anwering the second question

italo: Still on the 'mixed-marriage issue.'

I would do everything humanly possible to marry a Catholic and avoid marrying a non-Catholic...but if it is God's will that i marry even an Atheist, so be it.

italo:
Here are some of my reasons for preferring a Catholic at all costs.

A faithful Catholic sees marriage as indissoluble but many other sects: some protestants, Atheists etc dont have a problem with divorce. E.g Chris Okotie. So if i marry one of them and she divorces me in court, i'll be in a dilemma because i'd still be married to her in the eyes of the Church.

italo:
A non-Catholic wife is very likely to teach the kids things that are contrary to the faith...and outright sinful.

italo:
A faithful Catholic will increase my faith while a non-Catholic might even weaken it...knowingly or unknowingly.

There are many more+

shizzle11: ^Very true!
Catholics hold marriage in high esteem and we don't get to see divorce cases as is the case with protestants. We discourage divorce and that's why we have marriage and counseling units in every parish.

italo:

Of course, the Catholic Church teaches that anyone of any religious belief can be saved if he sincerely doesn't know Catholicism to be the fullness of truth.

...And a Catholic is allowed to marry any human being of the opposite sex who is not married to another person.

Only, the Catholic Church doesnt encourage inter-faith marriages for obvious reasons.

woky: the catholic church doesnt encourage inter-faith marriages thus doesnt condemn it aswell.. What are their vital reasons for not encouraging inter-faith marriages??

striktlymi:

I believe the major concern for the Church is the loss of faith for both the individual getting married and the kids.

aManFromMars:
Oga stryk, u need to begin the awards o.

striktlymi:

I believe the major concern for the Church is the loss of faith for both the individual getting married and the kids.

debbie: Interesting topic......Comes in,peeps through the window,listens to the gist going on ,about to talk, hears footsteps,runs back to my work......will be back to say my own

woky: Lol


thou shall not peep

aManFromMars:
Oga stryk, u need to begin the awards o.

Sal C: Is it a crime to peep

Me sef just peeped

Freddestiny: About the issue of mix marriage, I can't marry somebody who is not a catholic nd I hv rejected so many men for marriage cause dey r not catholics.most of dem don't care cause am a woman nd dey will say woman does not have church. I am consecrated to Jesus Christ through the Blessed Virgin Mary so am always with the brown scapular nd imagine a man dat wants to date u is alrdy saying dat I will leave the catholic church. I can't marry a man dat will tell I can't pray d rosary cause he feels am worshiping idol so I will rather stick with the catholics so I agree with POPE nd Italo

damerry: Greetings. God bless us all.

woky: Amen

u take style scars dis day o



BTW.. whr is Syncan

woky: ther are some non-catholic that doesnt condemn the catholic faith and her teachinz, if such should ask for ur hand in marriage, will you accept??

Sal C: Hmmm

Freddestiny: No I won't marry the person still sorry my own is dat bad oooo if a guy is not a catholic plzz d person shld not waste his time

woky: chai

Freddestiny: Lol

POPE II: Lovely lovely. Sorry guys I have been very busy I will catch up tomorrow, interesting topic we have .meanwhile Sal c I'm still waiting your answer. Abi r u married with a non Catholic