Dear Brittany:

I am glad our Q&A's have been helpful to you and that my sense of humor doesn't offend :)

Canon Law spells out what a couple must do when one is Catholic and the other is a baptized non-Catholic Christian.

First, mixed marriages are discouraged by the Church, but one can request permission from the Bishop to marry a non-Catholic Christian.

When permission is given for just and reasonable cause, the following is required by Canon 1125:

1) The Catholic spouse must be prepared to remove any danger of defecting from the faith (in other words, the Catholic spouse needs to be sure that the non-Catholic spouse or the marital situation will not interfere with the Catholic being Catholic in practice and worship)

2) The Catholic spouse must promise to do all in their power to see to it that the children are baptized and raised in the Catholic Church and faith.

3) The Non-Catholic spouse must be informed and made fully aware of the promises the Catholic spouse must make in #1 and #2 above.

4) Both parties must undergo pre-cana counseling as any couple has to do.

These are the expectation of any Catholic who is going to marry a non-Catholic Christian.

As for baptism, one can only be validly baptized once. If the non-Catholic received a valid baptism in his or her own denomination, then they cannot be baptized again. The Catholic Church officials will determine whether or not the non-Catholic Christian has a valid baptism.

If the non-Catholic is not validly baptized, then that person is not a Christian even if an active member of a Protestant denomination. In this case the person can either convert and be baptized in the Catholic Church, or marry the Catholic partner as a non-baptized person. In that event, the bishop would have to grant a dispensation to allow a Catholic to marry a non-Christian. The four points above still apply.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

P.S. I was confused by your use of a non-English word "s/he". What is that? the sound a snake makes when he sneezes? :)