Conversion

[Gronk]

Would an Adult who recied instruction to convert to the Catholic church for the purpose of marraige have to be baptised or undergo confirmation? This was about 1920.

[dot.haukes]

It probably would be a tough call to definitively list the requirements of the Catholic Church for conversion in 1920, I have found an outline for the modern day process online, if anything I would have thought the process in 1920 would probably be the same, but possibly the individuals committment to convert might have come under more scrutiny.
According to the modern criteriam, it reads like if a person has already been baptised they may not need to be re-baptised.
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step 1.Choose a church and begin attending Mass. Introduce yourself to the other parishioners and speak with them about the church. It may be helpful to attend Mass at more than one church. Pick one that appeals to you.

Step 2Contact the Parish Office of your chosen church and speak with them about your choice to convert. Attend classes or group meetings designed for potential converts, common at most parishes. Speak with the Priest or Deacon about why you want to convert to ensure you are sincere and committed.

Step 3Initiate the RCIA process at your chosen Parish once you have committed yourself to conversion. There are four main periods during the process�Pre-Catechumenate, The Catechumenate, Purification and Enlightenment and Mystagogy. The amount of time spent in each period is not set; rather, it depends on individual needs and feelings.

Step 4Become Confirmed and participate in the Sacrament of the Eucharist during the Easter Vigil (also be Baptized if not already). At this time you become a Neophyte and full member of the Roman Catholic Church.

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[dot.haukes]

Of course when the purpose of conversion is to marry someone in a specific church, what you have to think of is that the person wanting to convert may well have been a regular attender at their own Anglican Church which may have been an issue for their family that would have remained in the Anglican parish.

It could actually be that the person converting had been previously baptised in a non-conformist chapel, in my own family, 5 children of my great great grandparents were initially baptised at Hillcliffe Baptist chapel in Appleton near Warrington, but in the 1850s when they wanted to marry in the Anglican Church at Stretton, they had to be re-baptised into the Church.

[Maypole]

In 1960 my mum did exactly that

[Peter Pedant]

Well the Mass changed in 1962 and prior to that the previous change was in 1550

so no I dont think
the reception into the true Church of Rome
will have changed much


The one I saw, after High Mass on a Sunday,
the convert knelt in front of the Priest and the rest of us

and asked a series of questions such as:

Do you accept the teachings of the bishop of Rome utterly and in its complete entirety ? (I do)

Do you accept that he is the head of the truly Roman Catholic and Apolstolic Church and no other dufflead comes anywhere near His Holiness? (I do)

and we lapsed Romans all thought, blimey what is gonna come next ?

His infallibility of course
and a few others

and after that we all sort of needed a drink.

[Peter Pedant]

Oh God and it is not easy.

Princess Di wanted to convert to an RC
when she misread the Act of Settlement,
The Prince of Wales (at that time her husband in name anyway) shall not be married to a Roman

when in fact it read, The Prince of Wales shall not marry a Roman.
[and she wasnt at the time of her marriage]

and GollyGosh she got short shrift from the Cardinal Atrchbishop of Westminster

Di: (on secret tape locked in the Vatican) "I mean, Ya. it's a Church of Sinners, isnt it?"

H E C A of W: [for it is he] : I think there are some sins too great even for a forgiving Mother Church - and wishing to irritate your husband

Di: he is no Husband of mine ! Ya

H E C A : husband in the eyes of the Church....wishing to irritate your husband is no good reason to adhere the teachings of the Holy Mother.....

Di: Holy Mother Elizabeth ? Isn't she dead yet, she must be 100 if a year.

and so on - available 500 euros The Holy Office, the Vatican, City of Rome.

Sure thing: it is not a club open to everyone.
Application refused. [with liberty to reapply later]