Mixed Marriages And Raising Kids Catholic

[Basilisa Marie]

In a "mixed marriage," does the unbelieving spouse still have to promise to raise the kids Catholic? For simplicity's sake, I'm talking about a Catholic and a Protestant. I know the Catholic spouse has to do everything in his or her power to raise the kids Catholic, but to what degree is the Protestant spouse required to actively participate in raising the kids Catholic?

A few nights ago we go into an argument about this at a party (Catholic party is the best kind of party).

[cappie]

The Catholic party is to declare that he or she is prepared to remove dangers of defecting from the faith and is to make a sincere promise to do all in his or her power so that all offspring are baptized and brought up in the Catholic Church.

The other party is to be informed at an appropriate time about the promises that the Catholic party is to make, in such a way that it is certain that he or she is truly aware of the promise and obligation of the Catholic party.

Both parties are to be instructed about the purposes and essential properties of marriage, which neither of the contracting parties is to exclude. (CIC 1125)