I need a little help in a matter of the church and I am unsure where or whom to ask. I just got married by a civil marriage, after our civil marriage we went to the church to set for our church wedding and the steps we needed to follow.
In doing this we was told Because I was an American Citizen and my wife was a Vietnamese Citizen that the church here in Vietnam Yes Catholic would not grant us to be married in the church until we had her Visa to leave Vietnam. As I have been Catholic 46 years and Never have I heard of this law being spoken of, nor have I ever seen it written.
So I ask you please help me understand this better if a law or is it just the Father here and his thinking? We dated 7 years before getting married and we told the Father as so but he said others didn't get their visas so there was still a chance if they didn't grant her a visa to move to the USA then we could get a divorce if not yet married in the church?
No the Father was not saying us to get a divorce but it was a option if we could not be together here or there if not yet married in the church. What ? I am shocked and confused! Is this a new law or have I just never heard this before? Yes we was planning to get married in Vietnam in the Church but I don't know now?
The Father told us it was OK just to live together until we got her Visa for the USA before us getting married in the church if granted a Visa to bring her to the USA and I even told him if she was not granted a visa I would move now and forever to Vietnam, But he still would not grant us to have a Church wedding. Please help in this matter if you can help in this matter or have heard or faced the same! Thank you!