On the strictest interpretation, a Catholic is only marrying out of the faith if his partner is a non-Catholic and refuses to be married according to the rites of the Catholic Church.

• 严格地说，天主教徒的配偶如果不是天主教徒而又拒绝按照天主教的仪式结婚，那么这个天主教徒才是脱离了原属教派与其他教派的人结了婚。