A course mightn't pass the new criteria if there is
no
priest as part of the team. Check this before booking.
In their guidelines (Oct 2010, par. 2.3) the Irish bishops wrote:
[Pre-marriage courses] "should be co-facilitated
by a team
comprising laypersons and clergy,
reflecting the
collaboration between the laity and
the clergy
in promoting sacramental marriage."
If any one-day course fails to fulfil this condition,
its certificate may prove to be unacceptable,
at least in some parishes. Check first, to be sure.
for the other episcopal guidelines, click here
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