Catholic/Protestant Marriages

[jus8402]

Im curious..........is it difficult for protestants and catholics to get along in marriage? is it even worse if they attend different churches? what about the children?

 

[desi]

Why make things hard on yourself. Agree on a church before marrying or you're begging for trouble.

 

[bravesaz]

Not necessarily, desi. My uncle, who's Lutheran, married his wife, whose Catholic. They raised their only child as Catholic. BTW, they've been married almost 59 years! They did discuss how their child should be raised, etc. before marriage. My uncle attends events at his wife's church and my aunt attends events at his church.

 

[desi]

Not necessarily, desi. My uncle, who's Lutheran, married his wife, whose Catholic. They raised their only child as Catholic. BTW, they've been married almost 59 years! They did discuss how their child should be raised, etc. before marriage. My uncle attends events at his wife's church and my aunt attends events at his church.

Cool. I don't think most situations work as well as your uncle's. Most of the time difference of religon becomes a point of contention in a relationship, especially when the parties involved take religion seriously with regard to 'raising their children right'. And if the religions are different to a high degree the children are left with incompatible models they must make sense of in their own mind. This usually leads to confusion and frustration.

 

[HeatherJay]

Yeah, I agree that it would make the marriage more complicated. It's important to put God at the center of your relationship and marriage and, Desi's right, with two religions so different, it would be harder to find a common ground in which to wordhip together. Also, I love going to church as a family...I would miss my man if he was always going to a different church.

Love, Heather

 

[jus8402]

i'd like to hear more views on this............

 

[Peter]

I am Orthodox, converted after marriage, and my wife has remained Protestant. We do as the older couple did/does. We pray for each others parishoners and attend functions at both places. We have agreed on living holy lives and don't argue over practices. We both fasted any way and continue to do this with the family (children, of whom there are 6). The children attend with whom they wish, but are taught from an Orthodox perspective. We present Christ to our children, not doctrine. When the older ones ask doctrine questions, my wife sends them to me.

Peace.

Peter

 

[Kathy]

Hi all....I have two Aunts and two Uncles,the Aunts are protestant and both Uncles Catholic,both couples get along great...Both couples respect there others religions....There never has been a problem.....