East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-23

op has in his diocese the parish priest
has in his parish.
s. The bishop outside his diocese,
and the pastor outside the limits Oh
his parish, cannot validity marry their
own or other subjects without due au-
thorization.
6. Marriage before a priest VINO
is suspended or excommunicated by
name, will be no marriage at all.
Z. Marriage of all Catholics (both
parties Catholics) before a minister
or civil magistrate will be no marriage
at all.
8. Marriage of all fallen-away
Catholics (who have become protes-
tants or infidels) before minister or
civil magistrate, will be no marriage
at all.
9. Marriage of a Catholic to
non-baptized person is never a real
marriage unless the church grants
dispensation. Such marriage before
a minister or a justice of the peace
is no marriage at all for two rea-
sons.
10. Marriage Of a Catholic to
protestant Gone never baptized In the
Catholic church) before n minister or
civil magistrate, will be no marriage
at all, unless the Holy See makes
special law for the United States
| II. Marriage of a protestant to a
protestant (provided they were never
baptized in the Catholic church, Is
valid.
/ 12. Marriage of protestant (bap-
tized) to a non-baptized party is no
marriage at all.
13. Marriage of a non-baptized
man to "A non-baptized woman is val
i'd as a lifelong contract. These par
ties do not receive, however, the sac
rament of matrimony.
IA. There will be no marriage at
all unless there be two Witnesses
one witness with the priest will not
suffice.
15.-Blshops or priests should not
witness marriages until they are
morally certain that the parties to be
married are free to enter the matri-
monial state, hence so far as possible
dispensation from the publication OF
bans should not be sought.
16. For the lawful celebration OF
a marriage. one or other of the con-
tracing parties should have domi-
cile or live for a month in the parish
wi ~ hA vrfn ,t-
condition is not, however, essential
for the validy of a marriage
II. Marriages of persons without
fixed abode should be referred to the
bishop before the ceremony takes
place.
IS. Marriage should take place in
the parish church of the bride, unless
there be good reason to go to the
pastor Of the groom.
10. There are new rules to be OBJ
served by the priest for the registra-
tion of marriages. When contracting
parties are TO be married in a church
where they were not baptized, they
should, when possible. before mar
riage secure their baptismal certfl-
Gates.
20. Marriage entered into when
there is danger of death, can be wit.
messed by any priest with two wit
nesses, provided there is not time to
reach ,the bishop. parish priest, or
priest appointed by either of these.
21. If for an entire month, parties
cannot secure bishop, parish priest
or any priest appointed by either OF
these, they may in the presence OF
two witnesses (there is no marriage
If there be not two witnesses) declare
their consent to marry. They are
then in the eyes of the church and
before God married. AS soon after
the marriage as possible they should
send their names to the parish priest
for registration and do whatever is
required to have their marriage legal
ly recognized by the state.