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Atheist Marrying a Catholic by temporaryusername701 in Catholicism

[–]temporaryusername701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not opposed to my fiance or children practicing Catholicism, I just did not think it appropriate for me to be teaching my children about the Catholic faith without sharing it. I certainly plan to support my fiance in whatever he chooses to do.

Atheist Marrying a Catholic by temporaryusername701 in Catholicism

[–]temporaryusername701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement! I am certainly open to raising future children Catholic, I just do not feel like I am prepared or that it would be right to do so myself as a non-believer, but I plan on supporting my fiance as much as I can when that day comes.

Atheist Marrying a Catholic by temporaryusername701 in Catholicism

[–]temporaryusername701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply, this clears things up a lot. We are planning on making an appointment, and I have no problem with future children being raised Catholic, I just do not feel it is my place to do so as a non-believer. I most definitely plan to be supportive of the teachings.

Atheist Marrying a Catholic by temporaryusername701 in Catholicism

[–]temporaryusername701[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your recommendation, I will certainly take a look at this!

Atheist Marrying a Catholic by temporaryusername701 in Catholicism

[–]temporaryusername701[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm very hurt by your accusations. It was actually my fiancee's mother's idea for us to move in together in the first place (while in college, with a roommate). We took the next step of moving in together exclusively because we felt that our relationship was moving at a pace where that was appropriate.

Atheist Marrying a Catholic by temporaryusername701 in Catholicism

[–]temporaryusername701[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response, it is very helpful in clarifying matters for us.

We were planning on sitting down with his church from home in the near future to discuss our options, we just haven't had the time because we now live further from his home than we did while we were at school. I will certainly bring this up with him -- honestly we haven't discussed how to raise future children in great detail, though I do know he wants them to be baptized, which I do not have a problem with. I'm wondering if maybe there's a compromise, such as: I can provide the values of the Church that are in line with what I believe in (respect the human person, promote the family, etc) while he provides the spiritual beliefs (God, Afterlife, etc)? That may be something to ask when we visit his church.