[Magdalen] Bp. Wright OKs same sex weddings

[Jay Weigel]

I don't understand the reasoning behind it AT ALL! Seems ridiculous to me
for a whole lot of reasons. I seem to recall that Orthodox Jewish weddings
are *supposed* to take place outdoors, and in some ultra-orthodox sects,
are often done in the evening under the stars. for some reason which at
present escapes me.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I don't understand the idea that weddings shouldn't take place outdoors.
> Isn't God's Creation about as sacred as a place could be?  The first time I
> ran into this was when a friend of my daughter's wanted an outdoor wedding.
> She was Episcopalian and her husband Catholic. The Catholic priest was
> willing to do the wedding, but told them it couldn't be outdoors. So they
> asked me to do it. A friend of theirs who was a Jesuit priest participated,
> but he had me pronounce the blessing.
>
> I still don't know why the Catholic Church doesn't permit outdoor
> weddings, but I'm sure someone on here can enlighten me...  I don't prefer
> them, for a whole lot of non-theological reasons, but I've done a number of
> them, and I can't come up with a theological reason for objecting.
>
> On June 30, 2015, at 10:39 AM, Susan Hutchinson <shutchinsonca at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> On 2015-06-29, at 11:59 PM, Sally Davies wrote:
>
> > We have that same 'outdoors' rule here, must be a Colonial hangover.
>
>
> This used to be the case in Canada. The Marriage Canon was changed several
> years ago at the behest of First Nations people. Outdoor venues require the
> Bishop's permission in most dioceses.
>
> My sister wanted me to perform her wedding a few years ago. I needed
> permission from the bishop in the diocese in which she was living. She
> wanted an outdoor wedding, was divorced twice (one only is allowed by
> canon), and is not baptized (neither was her fiance). I told her that I
> might be able to sort out the outdoor part, but not the others --
> especially not in a different diocese with a strict bishop! She understood.
> The official part of the wedding was done by a provincial marriage
> commissioner (a specifically licensed non religious offficial in British
> Columbia). I gave a blessing at the end.
>
> blessings
> Susan
>
>
> The Rev. Susan Hutchinson
> 604-319-7148
> shutchinsonca at gmail.com
>
>