It’s not every day you see pop stars expressing even remotely any interest in the Catholic Church. Seems Britney Spears is a trailblazer in that regard, but she found herself frustrated that she could not get married in a Catholic Church to Sam Asghari because she’s “not Catholic,” as CNA reported August 4.
Spears, in a now-deleted Instagram post, showed a random couple getting married in St. Monica Catholic Church in LA, saying in the caption, “This is where I originally wanted to get married during COVID. I wanted to go every Sunday…Then 2 years later when I wanted to get married there they said I had to be catholic and go through TEST!!! Why isn’t the church open to everyone??”
She was very well-informed and nobody bought her album.
Spears was raised Southern Baptist according to CNA. However, many members of her extended family are Catholic like her aunt, sister and nieces. In a tweet, Spears also explained that there were four conditions for getting married in a Catholic Church.
There are four main conditions for weddings to be held in a Catholic parish:
1. The man &/or woman is Catholic.
2. Both are free from impediments, such as marriage to another person or other relationships.).
3. Both are attempting to accomplish the same thing as the Church (permanent and exclusive, accessible to children, etc.).).
4. They intend to raise Catholic children.— Fr Matthew Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) August 4, 2022
And let’s just say that she meets exactly zero of those requirements.
Schneider wants to clarify that, “The Catholic Church is open to all, but for many to have a wedding in a Catholic church requires becoming Catholic & agreeing to Catholic teaching.”
Britney Spears in 2021 declared in a deleted Instagram post that, “she is Catholic and attends Mass. Spears posted numerous prayers on social media, including the Hail Mary. Her Instagram bio reminds people to ‘Pray Every Day,’” according to CNA.
In terms of Britney, he said, “It is not clear from public information what Britney Spears’ canonical status is… She was baptized a Baptist; then in 2021 she stated she was Catholic, but now she says she can’t get married in a Catholic church because she is not Catholic.”
Simple right? It seems that Spears didn’t get the memo.
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