Can. 1108 §1. Only those marriages are valid which are contracted before the local ordinary, pastor, or a priest or deacon delegated by either of them, who assist, and before two witnesses according to the rules expressed in the following canons and without prejudice to the exceptions mentioned in cann. 144, 1112 §1, 1116, and 1127 §§1-2.
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Can. 1108 §2. The person who assists at a marriage is understood to be only that person who is present, asks for the manifestation of the consent of the contracting parties, and receives it in the name of the Church.
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Can. 1108 §3. Only a priest validly assists at a marriage between Eastern parties, or between a Latin party and an Eastern party, whether Catholic or non-Catholic.
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