The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-24
CHURCH LAWS
ON MARRIAGE
NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS
or CATHOLICISM.
IN BILLINGS
Many Important Clauses 81 Interest
to cathollcs-New Rules Tor Regis.
tration o. Marriaoes-Many Import
ant Provisions.

tration o. Marriaees-Many Import.
ant Provisions.
From Sundays Daily.
Father Stack has received a copy Of
the new laws Of the Catholic church,
governing marriages. While they are
different from the civil laws. the
refusing to recognize the mar
riage contract in many instances
where the laws Of the United States
does. the rules are interesting. They
engagements.
/. Every matrimonial engagement
after Easter must be in writing, al
though there Is no necessity nor
to enter into formal en-.
before marriage.
3. In the eyes Of the church and
before God. private bethrothal after
between Catholic parties. Of
between fallen away Catholics. begets
no matrimonial obugation Whatever.
because the church DEGREES that
every prenuptial contract 10 void I'M
less It 10 written and duly attested.
8. Parties Wishing to become en-.
sased must Sign the prenuptial con-
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pastor witness It. In the absence Of
the bishop or duly authorized priest.
two witnesses must sig the engage.
ment. II ono or both Of those to DO
engaged can not write. this should DO
noted, and three lay witnesses must
sign the engagement In the absenes
Of the bishop or parish priest.
4. These engagements should b
encouraged. II made some months
before marriage. they win help to
stop hasty alliances which are the
cause Of 90 many divorces outside
the church and Of 10 many unhappy
marriages among Catholics.
S. This written contract would
furnish good grounds In our civil
courts for breach Of promise cult.
Q. Proteetants and all who have
not been baptized in the Catholic
lAtt1 azs moi subjects o. this law.
hence their private contracts bind. for
the simple reason that the church
has not made these the conditions
under which they must enter into IN
-mgaessasat.
Z. All fallen away Catholics.
whether they have become protest
ants or ia1fdels. are bound by the law.
TIE church. like the stats, can bilA
hsr refractory subjects.
Marriages..
1. Every bishop or vicar genera
or administrator Of Q diocese can
validlv marry in his own diocese any
parties. irrespective Of the country
or place whence they come. Ths
bishop can doieyate any priest to do
the same.
2. Bishops or priests may not rs.
sist at marriages until they have as
sumed omces.
3. There issno marriage at all, II
the priest be compelled to witness It.
There is no marriage II the priest
does not ask and receive the consent
Of the parties.
4. The authority which the bishop
has In his diocese. the parish priest
has In his parish.
s.. The bishop outside his diocese
or pastor outside the limits OF his
parish. cannot validly marry their
own OF other subjects without due au
t%horizatioa.
s.. Marriage before = priest, who II
suspended OF accommodated By
name. will be no marriage 1t al.
4. Marriage Of all Catholics lboth
parties C%atholics) before . minister
or civil magistrate. will be no mar
rage at all.
8. Marriage Of all fallen away
Catholics (who have become protest
ants or infldels) beforeSa minister o.
clvi magistrate will be no marriage
q al.
o. Marriage Of . Catholic to Z mon
baptized person 10 never . real mar
rage unless the church grants . de
spensation. Such . marriage before
. minister or . justice Of the peace Il
NO marriage at AL for two reasons.
10. Marriage Of . Catholic to
protestant Zone never baptised in thu
Catholic church) before q minister q
civil magistrate wiz be no marrtag,
At all, unless the Holy See makes
special law. for the United States.
II. Marriage Of . protestant to
protestant provided they were never
baptized in the Catholic church) II
valid.
10. Marriage Of q protestant chap
tized) to a non-baptized party is NJ
marriage at all.
10. marriage Of q non-Daptizet
man TO a non-baptized woman Is .yalit
nc 1;fo1ono contract These nartia,