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Jakub wrote:

Dear AskACatholic,

I am a Polish Catholic that has finally came to terms, along with my fiancée, with his faith after a couple of years of struggling. We're in identical situations and have helped each other quite a bit in this.

We have been recently invited to a Pentecostal wedding and my fiancée has been asked to be a witness in the ceremony, something that has been described to her as "taking a crucial part in an important act of faith and marriage".

It appears Polish Catholics and Pentecostals aren't in each other's highest regards, as of late.
Mr. Wilkerson, a charismatic leader of the Pentecostals, has recently declared during his visit in Poland that Polish people are suffering under the tyranny of the "Catholic Church, which he called the synagogue of Satan".

I wanted to ask whether we should:

  • take such an important part in such ceremony
  • attend the Pentecostal mass
  • sign the documents and
  • over all "be a part of it"

when:

  • we wish to remain Catholics
  • not take part in anything spiritual we don't understand and
  • over all don't want to be associated closely with an organization being a bit pushy about "reconverting Catholics from their wrongful path".

My parish's priest said that he is vaguely familiar with Pentecostal ceremonies and still needs some time to make sure before giving an answer.

  • What are your thoughts on this?

Thank you and God Bless,

Jakub

  { Should she witness at this Pentecostal wedding seeing they don't hold our faith in high regard? }

Mary Ann replied:

Dear Jakub,

You are permitted to be a witnesses at a wedding.

If the ceremony requires you to profess belief in Pentecostalism or to deny your religion (which I can't imagine it would do), then, no you may not go.

Mary Ann

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