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IN CATHOLICISM In the Roman Catholic Church , unwittingly marrying a closely-consanguinious blood relative is grounds for an Annulment , but Dispensation s were granted, actually almost routinely (the Roman Catholic Church's ban on marriage within the fourth degree of relationship (third cousins) lasted from 1550 to 1917; before that, the prohibition was to marriages between as much as seventh degree of kinship). The relevant Latin Rite Canon Law in force since 1983 is as follows:
Canons 1091.2, 1092, 1093, 1094 represent Dispensable ecclesiastical law, and as such do not apply to the marriage of two non-Catholics per canon 11. IN THE EASTERN CHURCH Until the 20th century the Russian Orthodox Church explicitly prohibited marriage within seven degrees of kinship. Many Old Believer groups maintain the prohibition to this day. Nevertheless, sexual relations between in-laws (in particular, Snokhachestvo ) were fairly common in Imperial Russia . IN ASIAN CULTURES Up until recently, in certain Asian Cultures, it was forbidden to marry those with the same surname regardless of relations. These clan marriages were considered incestuous. However, first cousins with different surnames were allowed to marry. For example, one can marry their mother's sibling's child, but could not marry a non-blood related stranger because having the same surname was considered as having the same ancestor. However, these rules were not clearly defined. In Korean culture for example, surnames were designated by region as well as the name itself. So, a "Kim" family originating from a northern region was not considered the same as one that originated from a southern region, making marriage between the two allowable. In Hindu belief, the scripture Manusmriti states one cannot marry one who is less than seven generations away from his/her father's side and five from his/her mother's side. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND The Church Of England traditionally follows the rules set out in the Book Of Common Prayer which includes a "Table of Kindred and Affinity". This states that: :A Man may not marry his mother, daughter, adopted daughter, father's mother, mother's mother, son's daughter, daughter's daughter, sister, wife's mother, wife's daughter, father's wife, son's wife, father's father's wife, mother's father's wife, wife's father's mother, wife's mother's mother, wife's daughter's daughter, wife's son's daughter, son's son's wife, daughter's son's wife, father's sister, mother's sister, brother's daughter, sister's daughter. :A Woman may not marry with her father, son, adopted son, father's father, mother's father, son's son, daughter's son, brother, husband's father, husband's son, mother's husband, daughter's husband, father's mother's husband, mother's mother's husband, husband's father's father, husband's mother's father, husband's son's son, husband's daughter's son, son's daughter's husband, daughter's daughter's husband, father's brother, mother's brother, brother's son, sister's son. It further states that the term 'brother' includes a brother of the half-blood, and the term 'sister' includes a sister of the half-blood. REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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