Posted on 10/08/2014 5:04:48 AM PDT by Gamecock
Pope Francis, cardinals and bishops from around the world have gotten an unexpected lecture on the joys of sex, from a Catholic couple brought in to talk about what makes a marriage last.
Ron and Mavis Pirola, parents of four from Sydney, Australia, told a Vatican gathering of some 200 prelates that sexual attraction brought them together 57 years ago and that sex has helped keep them married for 55 years.
"The little things we did for each other, the telephone calls and love notes, the way we planned our day around each other and the things we shared were outward expressions of our longing to be intimate with each other," the couple said in a joint statement to the closed meeting late Monday.
"Gradually we came to see that the only feature that distinguishes our sacramental relationship from that of any other good Christ-centered relationship is sexual intimacy, and that marriage is a sexual sacrament with its fullest expression in sexual intercourse."
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I’m sure they will be shocked and stunned to learn this.
“The little things we did for each other, the telephone calls and love notes,
That sounds more like romance than sex. And, yes I know romance can lead to sex. It just seems like the article is trying to make it out as sex is the reason they are still together.
“The last thing families and parishes need is for church leaders to tell them to welcome homosexual couples.”
Amen.
Yes, indeed. The thrill of the chase, romantically speaking, IS half the fun—at least! And woe to those who only think sex is just for makin’ babies, it’s also great exercise as well. My gal and I both lost 10 pounds the first month we were together! I miss her... ;)
Like the Pope has never heard of Eros vs. Agape love. Feh.
Every one has a little different way of looking at every thing but that does not change anything.
Are the servants of god supposed to change the gospel according to what they hear that may make a lot of sense?
I believe if they were preaching only the gospel to begin with they would see that there would be no need to change it.
"The little things we did for each other, the telephone calls and love notes, the way we planned our day around each other and the things we shared were outward expressions of our longing to be intimate with each other,"
And then the next one too.
Yeah, really. Like they could not have figured this out?
The homos at ABC-Disney got their gigglesnort today.
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