Converting to Catholicism

[mary_drew]

Thanks very much guys for the information given. been a non catholic does it inpact on the time scales for the processing of the documents?

[subseastu]

Thanks very much guys for the information given. been a non catholic does it inpact on the time scales for the processing of the documents?

Not really. Don't know if it's still the case but you'll have to attend a marriage guidence course for a day. THey wheel out good old catholic couples and tell the young kids they must have 6 kids or they'll go to hell and contraseptives are the work of the devil basically. Then show a early 80's video showing an abortion to really scare them, that was a bit ott to be honest. I wanted to stand up and tell them its nonsense, especailly the abortion method shown.

But I was tild after that if you throw a bit of cash at the chap at the start then he'll sign your attendence papers and your free to go to the pub! At the end of the day as with most things out there a little money pressed into the right palm can have amazing effects.

[junior02]

Not really. Don't know if it's still the case but you'll have to attend a marriage guidence course for a day. THey wheel out good old catholic couples and tell the young kids they must have 6 kids or they'll go to hell and contraseptives are the work of the devil basically. Then show a early 80's video showing an abortion to really scare them, that was a bit ott to be honest. I wanted to stand up and tell them its nonsense, especailly the abortion method shown.

But I was tild after that if you throw a bit of cash at the chap at the start then he'll sign your attendence papers and your free to go to the pub! At the end of the day as with most things out there a little money pressed into the right palm can have amazing effects.

yes your right mate, a few pesos pressed in the right hands have amazing effects,and in most departments in rp. its the way ther if you want to get things done in reasonble time, money talks in rp and opens many doors that get in your way..

[subseastu]

yes your right mate, a few pesos pressed in the right hands have amazing effects,and in most departments in rp. its the way ther if you want to get things done in reasonble time, money talks in rp and opens many doors that get in your way..

To get the marrage licence I had to stay in the phils for 54 days I think it was before the city council town hall would issue it when we got maried in olongapo. Needless to say I couldn't manage that long so we asked to speak to the girl on the counter privately, went round the side of the building, had a chat, think I bung a couple of thousand, hey presto about a week later got out licence!

Its a great system you just have to know how much to give with out causing offence or getting ripped off