Posted on 10/08/2013 9:16:03 AM PDT by fatima
The pope had told reporters accompanying him on his plane back from Rio de Janeiro in July that the next synod would explore a "somewhat deeper pastoral care of marriage," including the question of the eligibility of divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion.
Pope Francis added at the time that church law governing marriage annulments also "has to be reviewed, because ecclesiastical tribunals are not sufficient for this. It is complex, the problem of the pastoral care of marriage."
Such problems, he said, exemplified a general need for forgiveness in the church today.
"The church is a mother, and she must travel this path of mercy, and find a form of mercy for all," the pope said. More at link.
And Paul, while 1Cor. 9:5 may indicate the other apostles were married, while they certainly had the freedom to be so.
Jesus, who knew everything?
St. John was celibate? Who knew? Got some evidence of that?
What a joke. A bunch of celibate men telling married couples how to have a good marriage and good family.No joke at all. Do you know anyone who has trouble with their marriage? Whom did they seek to help them out? Did it work well? How much did they pay? And are they still lovingly together?
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things. Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well. For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
The broad criteria for annulments (find one in Scripture) and judgments involved certainly is a problem: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2891087/posts?page=248#248
Says a SV site: 68% of annulments today [dated] are granted because of "defective consent," which involves at least one of the parties not having sufficient knowledge or maturity to know what was involved in marriage. The ingenuity of judges in confidently asserting that such knowledge or maturity was lacking is amazing. Vasoli says that it is done by substituting "junk psychology" for sound psychology and psychiatry. He quotes the statement of one matrimonial judge: "There is no marriage which, given a little time for investigation, we cannot declare invalid." (www.mostholyfamilymonastery.com/28_Annulments.pdf)
There’s only One Truth...(?)
Philosophically, maybe...
Col_2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Jesus is God...You got some scripture that tells us John was celibate???
As I recall, Jesus was also celibate.
Most of these priest leave home as teenagers for school...I doubt they were much involved in their parents intimate marriage life...
Now there you spoiling it...Posting what Jesus says about it...
As I recall, Jesus was also celibate.But who goes to Jesus Christ for help with their marriage anyway? -lol- That's, of course, the problem in a nutshell; they don't! But a good priest will guide them there.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, like Islam's Sufi mystic theologians and poets, "is trying to do good for the sake of the Good One, motivated by love and compassion," said the president of the Islamic Affairs Council of Maryland. Mohamad Bashar Arafat, a Syrian who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, was visiting the Vatican and speaking to groups in Rome in early October as a guest of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See as part of the U.S. State Department's international speakers program. http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1304226.htmhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3076402/posts
Prayer can accomplish many things. :-)
I don’t know what these verses have to do with a priest helping out a married couple with their problems. All holy priests guide ALL peoples to Jesus, and it really is that simple; bring people to Christ, and one’s issues are remedied [regardless of marital status]. That’s what the Sacraments are all about; pure Love.
Most of these priest leave home as teenagers for school...I doubt they were much involved in their parents intimate marriage life...Show me a marriage counselor who is involved in their client's "intimate marriage life," and I'll show you a pig.
Prayer can accomplish many things. :-)You are right! And no matter what the denomination, color, age, or state of mind, prayer answers a multitude of problems.
Oh, how I agree with you. My husband and I are looking for a new church (long story). One of the things I wanted to see was not the Sunday services, but what went on at and during the weekday meetings. One church we are looking at has about 500 members. Six people showed up for their weekly prayer meeting.
I used to hate going to prayer meetings myself because thay seemed boering and not very “glamorous.” Now I see they are the most essential group of people a church can have.
Now I see they are the most essential group of people a church can have.I have mentioned from time to time [I'm a Roman Catholic], that I believe it's the 10-12 little old ladies, that stay after Mass daily [praying the rosary], who are saving the towns [for now, anyway] from total destruction.
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