The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-03-04
NEW MARITAL RULES
Coming of Easter this Year Will Wit
ness New Rules in Catholic Church

ness New Rules in Catholic Church
The Ecclesiastical Review gives the
new rules for the government Of adj
herents of the Catholic church. which
will become effective on Easter Sun
day. April. 10. relative to marriages:
Every matrimonial engagement
after Easter must be in writing, al
though there is no necessity nor obi
cation to enter into formal engage
ment before the marriage.
2 In the eyes of the church and
before God. private betrothal after
Easter between Catholic parties or
between fallen-away Catholics begets
no matrimonial obligation whatever
because the church DEGREES that every
prenuptial contract is void unless it is
written and duly attested.
3 Parties wishing to become en-
gagged must sign the prenuptial con-
tract and have the bishop or their
pastor witness it. In the absence OF
the bishop or priest. two witnesses
must sign the engagement. If one or
both of those to be engaged cannot
write. this should be noted. and three
lay witnesses must sign the engage.
ment in the absence of the bishop or
the priest.
l The bishop outside his diocese
and the pastor outside the limits Of
his parish, cannot validity marry his
own or other subjects without due
authorization.
2 Marriage of all Catholics (both
parties Catholic) before minister
or civil magistrate will be no mar
riage at all.
8 Marriage of all fallen away
Catholics (who have become Protest.
ants or infidels) before miniter or
civil magistrate will be no marriage
at all.
Marriage of Catholic to nom
baptized person is never real mar
rage unless the church grants dis
pensation. Such a marriage before
a minister or justice of the peace is
no marriage at all for two reasons.
5 Marriage Of a Catholic to
Protestant Zone never baptized in
the Catholic church (before min
lister or civil magistrate will be no
marriage at all unless the holy see
makes special law for the United
States.
6 There will be no marriages at
all unless there be two witnesses lone
witness with the priest will not be
suffice.
z Bishops or priest should not
witness marriage until they are NOR
ally certain that the parties to be
married are free to enter the matri-
monial state. hence as far possible
dispensation from the publication of
banns should not be sought.
s For the lawful celebration of a
marriage. one or other of the con-
tacting parties should have a domicile
or live for month in the parish
where they are to be married. This
condition is not. however. essential
for the validity of marriage.
8 Marriage should take place in
the parish church of the bride, unless
there are good reasons to go to the
1 pastor of the groom.
10 There are new rules to be OBJ
served by the priest for the rcgistra-
ton of marriages. When contracting
parties are to be married in church
where they were not baptized. they
should. before marriage. secure their
baptismal certificates.
II 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 (there
is no marriage it 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 posi-
BILE. they should send their names to
the parish priest for registration and
do whatever is required to have their
marriage legally recognized by the
state.