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That shows that your priorities are in the right place.<\/p>\n<p>Your specific question touches on various considerations.<\/p>\n<p>While Catholics aren\u2019t strictly banned from attending a Protestant service, these services do not fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation.<\/p>\n<p>Long-term factors are worth keeping in mind, too.<\/p>\n<p>Protestant sermons will, by nature, expound views that won\u2019t always be compatible with Catholic teaching.<\/p>\n<p>Lutherans and Catholics don\u2019t see eye-to-eye on certain issues, such as the papacy and the fact that Jesus established seven sacraments.<\/p>\n<p>Exposure to such views could weaken your faith over time if you aren&#8217;t careful.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor is the matter of precedent. Would attending Protestant services become a permanent part of your\u00a0life if you married\u00a0this woman?<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, will your friend be attending Mass with you? Or is this a one-way street?<\/p>\n<p>Another point to consider is marriage itself. The Church doesn&#8217;t encourage mixed marriages, based on its long pastoral experience.<\/p>\n<p>Differences in religion can cause deep tensions later in a marriage. The temptation then arises to put religion on a back burner to \u201ckeep the peace\u201d (see Catechism, nos. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/catechism\/en\/part_two\/section_two\/chapter_three\/article_7\/iii_matrimonial_consent.html\">1633-1637<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Also, your attending Catholic Masses and Protestant services could send confusing signals to your children. They might grow up thinking that one religion is as good\u00a0as another, which isn&#8217;t true.<\/p>\n<p>The above points are worth keeping in mind &#8230; especially for the sake of future children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: My girlfriend is Lutheran and I am a devoted Catholic. 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He was an assistant publisher of the National Catholic Register and Faith &amp; Family magazine and an editor of the Zenit news agency\u2019s English edition. He has written for\u00a0SpiritualDirection.com\u00a0and\u00a0ePriest. Fr. McIlmail also worked in spiritual retreats in the Northeast, New England, the Midwest, and the South\u00a0and assisted with mission work in Mexico. Born in Philadelphia, he worked in journalism and was active in the pro-life movement before entering the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in 1992. His contributions to RCSpirituality include responding to\u00a0Ask A Priest\u00a0questions and sharing his insights in our\u00a0Weekly Newsletter.","url":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/author\/emcilmail\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/362"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145590"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=145590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}