Tabby wrote: > > Have I got this right, that at this time, a Catholic priest could, without > breaking the law, > marry a Catholic to a Protestant as long as they were first married by a > Protestant clergyman? > > Tabby Yes, of course. The point being that the second ceremony (the Catholic one), would not technically be a marriage, as the participants were already married! So, no problem with the law against a Catholic priest marrying a Protestant, Regards, The Chief

<The_Chieftain@att.net> wrote in message news:1120194927.581590.176870@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > > Tabby wrote: >> >> Have I got this right, that at this time, a Catholic priest could, >> without >> breaking the law, >> marry a Catholic to a Protestant as long as they were first married by a >> Protestant clergyman? >> >> Tabby > > Yes, of course. The point being that the second ceremony (the Catholic > one), would not technically be a marriage, as the participants were > already married! So, no problem with the law against a Catholic priest > marrying a Protestant, > > Regards, > The Chief Thanks Chief. That explains two things.....why two marriages would be repugnant and why some Catholic priests did'nt simply take the pragmatic route. I always wondered why they did'nt rationalise it by "Rendering unto Caesar what is Caesars".Principle v Sophistry ! Tabby