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I have a question: If a couple does not want children, will the Catholic church refuse to marry them?

It would depend upon the reasons. In Catholicsim there are few black and white answers.

Of course, they wouldn't. The Catholic Church will only refuse a marriage if one or both of the couple arr already married.

To have children is not a compulsory proviso in any religion, though contraception is frowned upon in the Catholic church - a 'regulation' both frowned upon and even ignored by many devout and married Catholics. But if a couple genuinely can't have children, for reasons of health - or even age - this is not used as a weapon against them...The sanctity of Marriage, and the bearing of children is mentioned in the marriage ceremony. But a couple is not obligated by any form of Catholic law to have children.