I though about the divorce angle, which is why the agreement has to be limited to the rules for marriage.
For example, though the Catholics prohibit divorce, this only applies to Catholics. They would still call married people from other churches in the agreement, married, if they chose, or unmarried. But if they wanted to become married under Catholic auspices, or for the Catholic church to recognize their existing marriage, the Catholic rules would apply in addition to the agreement rules.
Oddly enough, this would benefit all the churches that are part of the agreement, because many of their congregants who just got a secular marriage, would want to renew their vows in a “real church wedding”.
“For example, though the Catholics prohibit divorce, this only applies to Catholics.”
It’s the remarriage part that Catholics prohibit, but I don’t see a problem if Catholic rules apply to folks wanting to become Catholic. That’s the way it is now.
“Oddly enough, this would benefit all the churches that are part of the agreement, because many of their congregants who just got a secular marriage, would want to renew their vows in a “real church wedding”.
Agreed. There have been several articles with Catholic pundits who suggest that the Catholic Church consider removing itself from the civil aspect of marriage, some are new since the sc rulings.
Here’s an old one from last nov:
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