Law on Marriage of Catholics and non-Catholics in Vietnam

Abstract

The Vietnamese State has recognized a lot of organizations of many different religions such as Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao Buddhism, Islam..., of which Buddhism accounts for the largest number, next is Catholicism. The conceptions of marriage between the various religions are different. Unlike Buddhism, where the monks worship the celibacy, the love between husband and wife in Catholicism has profound meaning because it originates from the love of God and follows the model of love between Christ and Jesus. Within the scope of this article, the author will clarify the differences and the similarities between the marriages of Catholics and non-Catholics in Vietnam and then analyze the current Vietnamese legal regulations about the marriages between Catholics and non-Catholics. Thus, it can be seen that Vietnamese law does not distinguish between marriages of Catholics and non-Catholics.