Indonesian bishop, in pastoral letter, forbids beachside ‘destination weddings’
July 11, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Silvester Tung Kiem San of Denpasar has issued a pastoral letter in which he decries the increasingly popular trend toward holding wedding ceremonies on the picturesque beaches of Bali.
The bishop— following up on a warning issued by the Indonesian hierarchy in 2015— said that a Catholic wedding will not be considered valid unless the ceremony takes place in a house of worship. The bishops’ directives have been disregarded by the tourism industry, which continues to encourage “destination weddings” in Bali.
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