Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
Do you understand that sex is required in a Catholic marriage, not tolerated? Not having sex is grounds for annulment. You have some confused ideas about Catholicism. Go google the catechism and read up.
No it is not required, you can apply to the Ordinary for a dispensation, which is considered a pious thing to do -provided you can stick to it. Catholicism, notwithstanding modern populism, regards carnal lust as a sin, except within a marriage for the purposes of procreation. Under traditional Catholic sexulaul theology using a condom is basically a form of masturbation, you are using the woman for your own gratification and not consumating a relationship.

Ergo, if you had sex on your wedding night using a condom, or other form of birth control, you could have the marriage annulled.

Now, all of this comes with the proviso that there is a strand of Catholic theology which has sought to overturn much of this, including the bit about masturbation, but those priests aren't in charge.

Basically, in Christianity everything is a sin, but God will forgive you for all of it if you're sorry - doubly true for Roman Catholics.