A diocese in Germany has advised Catholic women who are contemplating marrying Moslem men to draw up a pre-nuptial legal agreement, specifying among other things that marriage is permanent.According to a German DPA agency report, the president of the Hildesheim diocesan council, Margaretha Meyer, says that most women who marry Muslims are uninformed about possible problems that can develop because of different legal systems in Islamic countries. For this reason the diocese has prepared guidelines for new marriage partners in light of the growing number of mixed-religion marriages.
The marriage contract, which would be recognised in Islamic countries, would provide for division of assets, freedom for women to make decisions about their work outside the home and their travel. The contract could also exclude emigration to the Islamic homeland of the partner, and specify a permanent marriage relationship, as under Shia law, a marriage could be limited to a certain time period.
The diocese urges that the contract also provide for religious education of the children, since the issue often leads to conflicts later, Meyer told DPA.
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