priest in Germany marries a young couple in a
church. In
Christianity, an interdenominational marriage (also known as an ecumenical marriage) refers to a wedding between two Christians who belong to different
denominations, for example a marriage between a
Lutheran and a
Catholic. In
Methodism, ¶81 of the 2014
Book of Discipline of the
Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, states with regard to interdenominational marriages: "We do not prohibit our people from marrying persons who are not of our connection, provided such persons have the form and are seeking the power of godliness; but we are determined to discourage their marrying persons who do not come up to this description." The Catholic Church recognizes as sacramental, (1) the marriages between two baptized Protestants or between two baptized Orthodox Christians, as well as (2) marriages between Catholic faithful and baptized non-Catholics, although in the latter case, consent from the diocesan bishop must be obtained, with this termed "permission to enter into a mixed marriage". To illustrate (1), for example, "if two Lutherans marry in the Lutheran Church in the presence of a Lutheran minister, the Catholic Church recognizes this as a valid sacrament of marriage". == Islam ==