Reply #77: My dad used to marry couples like you and your hubby. He "caught" couples that

[Ilsa]

would have ended up marrying at a j.p.'s office. He asked them if they loved each other, loved God, and usually, didn't make a huge fuss about any other details. They would marry in a little country church. He felt like he was filling a void.

One of my really good friends, a practicing Catholic, got pregnant fifteen years ago. The father moved back to Europe and left her and the baby. Her priest wouldn't baptize the baby. She was pretty pissed at him and never went back to that parish. She found another one who would, though.