CATHOLIC–ORTHODOX MARRIAGE IN CANON LAW

Abstract

The increasing number of Orthodox-Catholic marri-ages in
India constitute a canonical and pastoral reality. The autor,
first, analyses which type of norms regulate the celebration of
Catholic-Orthodox marriages with regard to canonical form,
impediments and the vices of consent. The second part of the
article analyses, according to the type of norms, the validity of
Orthodox marriages as judged by Catholic ecclesiastical
tribunals, in case an Orthodox party decides to remarry a
Catholic, since the Orthodox is bound by a prior matrimonial
bond and since the Catholic Church does not recognize
Orthodox judgments on marriage “annulment.”