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To: ebb tide

IMHO, the Pope’s statement does at least contain the seed of two important points...

1, there ARE a lot of people noWadays who seem unable to make serious (or long-term)commitments, and
2. the Church does have a really fine “product” (type, view on, character of) marriage... to “offer the market”
-—but many people seem to either not fully comprehend it...or seem unable to fully (or genuinely??) commit to it (and it does take both understanding and commitment)

IMHO, part of the problem is indeed the “provisional” or short sighted nature of much of the modern culture (agreeing here with the Pope) and
part of the solution may be that the Church could figure out how to communicate, explain its more-full-commitment type of marriage better (marriage as a permanent sort of sacramental relationship, not just a temporary experiment or secular “deal”)

I really think this is worth pursuing ... just don’t know how to advise it might be best achieved... ideas?


12 posted on 06/16/2016 10:31:42 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: faithhopecharity

At least in James Joyce novels, the idiots had a habit of keeping their ruminations to themselves.


13 posted on 06/16/2016 10:39:31 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: faithhopecharity
I really think this is worth pursuing ... just don’t know how to advise it might be best achieved... ideas?

By actually FOLLOWING the words that came out of your mouths on your wedding day would be a good place to start.

201 posted on 06/20/2016 5:10:29 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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