No wonder why the Catholic Church is losing parishioners.
I prefer to do my own family planning.
Where is there for Catholics, who choose to marry, but want to devote their life to other causes which may preclude children?
So, don’t marry a women over 40, even if you are too??
It’s always been this way...an openness to human life is seen as fundamental to a truly Christlike love.
Annulment: Another name for Catholic divorce.
This has been grounds for many an annulment. I think the Church wants to maintain the connection between sex and creating children. The loss of that connection has resulted in many of modern society’s problems.
What about those couples who cannot have children, or were older when they got married?
Well their marriage can still be fruitful, via helping others come to faith in the Lord.
Love Intends.
Love is not selfish.
Good thing my parents did not preclude children.
Love cannot be unloved.
Love is always an outward action and virtue.
Love does not go inward to the self.
Childen are an outward expression
of the love of 2 people for each other.
Love is both spiritual and physical, for we are not angels but human beings with bodies and souls.
The Duality of Love.
If one or both parties say "yes" to this, with the full intention of contracepting for part or the entirety of their marriage, then they are lying before their friends and family -- but more importantly, before God.
My boyfriend [now husband] brought this topic up at our Marriage Encounter. And those running the Encounter cringed a bit, and those in attendance were surprised! Because a priest is not supposed to marry ANY couple who say they have no intention of procreating, yet, how many priests bring this up during the talk/testing/etc. they have with the couple prior to marriage?
Okay, that is fine. I take it that SSM is right out, then?
I was very fortunate to have two awesome priests walk me through the marriage prep. One of them is a former fighter pilot and as a vet myself we click on a few levels. He was married for many years and only became a priest after his wife passed on. He told me, “As you get older, you have to stay in shape for your wife because physical attraction is an important component of a healthy marriage. If you can’t see your d-—, there’s a problem.”
I’m also fortunate to be friends with some very devout catholic families and one thing that strikes me is how happy they are. Prayer and participation in the sacraments as husband and wife is like a waterfall of grace that helps in dealing with life’s problems.
Yes, of course. The fact that this is “controversial” puts the decline of Western civilization firmly in perspective.
Well, I guess that includes the mentally ill homosexuals that just LOVE little boys. /s
In case you missed it, ping! (Some of the comments reflect complete ignorance of God’s plan for man and woman in marriage).