An additional, concomitant reason. Civil marriage requires only a marriage license and a marriage certificate, which are available from a justice of the peace. Since JOPs make money from officiating marriages and providing the documentation, they were much more willing to overlook stringent "Covid cautions". By contrast, many Catholic priests were ordered by their bishops not to administer the …More
An additional, concomitant reason. Civil marriage requires only a marriage license and a marriage certificate, which are available from a justice of the peace. Since JOPs make money from officiating marriages and providing the documentation, they were much more willing to overlook stringent "Covid cautions". By contrast, many Catholic priests were ordered by their bishops not to administer the sacraments.