Mixed Marriage Laws and Pastoral Care

MIXED MARRIAGE LAWS AND PASTORAL CARE IN CANON LAW & INDIAN CIVIL LAW The book laudably analyzes and highlights the canonical and pastoral concerns arising from mixed marriages. It succeeds in not hiding the mercy-centred approach of the Catholic Church under the inspiring leadership of Pope Francis. We are given a guided tour through the various instances of mixed marriages in the Old Testament and the New Testament. After familiarizing with the evolving attitudes including the harsh ones of the Church, both western and oriental, we get landed at Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (April 8, 2016) of Pope Francis which invites us to consider mixed marriages not as problems but as strengths and opportunities. Dr M.P.Raju, Advocate, Supreme Court of India Every priest engaged in pastoral field will find the book useful to educate the youth on mixed marriages, regarding the personal laws in India with special reference to Christians and to offer pastoral guidance to spouses who are contemplating inter-Church or inter-faith marriages. The Church in India is pluri-ritualand this book, based on both the Latin and the Oriental Codes, is pastorally very relevant and truly beneficial to all. It is an excellent aid and a sure guide to priests, seminarians, spouses and all those engaged in youth ministry. + Oswald Cardinal Gracias Archbishop of Bombay & President, CCBI