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  • Stipends and Sacraments

    11/07/2013 2:31:36 PM PST · by Weiss White · 10 replies
    Canon Law Made Easy ^ | November 7, 2013 | Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
    Q1: I’m going to be a bridesmaid in my friend’s wedding… she and her fiancé met with the pastor to discuss the wedding preparations, and he insisted they have to pay the parish a hefty sum in order to get married there. They were horrified, because it feels like the priest is blackmailing them, if they don’t pay it, they can’t get married! Can a priest actually charge fees for marrying people? –Caitlin Q2: My elderly mother mailed a check to [some missionary priests] and asked them to celebrate a Mass for my late father. They returned the check and...