Daily Mass Gospel Reflection- Sacred Bonds

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 8-13-2021 | Aux. Bishop R. Barron

[MurphsLaw]

Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Matthew 19:3-12

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches about the sanctity and permanence of marriage. Now we begin to see why the love of a husband and wife is a sacrament of God’s love. The Father and the Son—while remaining distinct—give themselves utterly to each other, and this mutual giving is the Holy Spirit.

So when two people come together in love and form one flesh, they mimic the love between the Father and the Son. And when their love gives rise to a child, this mimics sacramentally the spiration of the Holy Spirit. Father, mother, and children are evocative of the divine Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

And this is why Jesus speaks so forcefully about marriage, and why his Church, at its best, has echoed him up and down the centuries. It is because marriage is such a sacred sign that the Church has sought so assiduously to protect it.

I know that the Church gets a bad rap for surrounding marriage and sexuality with so many rules. I realize that libertarians through the ages have fought against the supposed uptight moralism of the Church. But human beings always surround precious things with laws, restrictions, and prohibitions.

[MurphsLaw]

+++He said to them, “Because of the
hardness of your hearts
Moses allowed you to divorce your wives,
but from the beginning it was not so.
I say to you, whoever divorces his wife
(unless the marriage is unlawful)
and marries another commits adultery.”
His disciples said to him,
“If that is the case of a man with his
wife,
it is better not to marry.”
He answered, “Not all can accept this
word,
but only those to whom that is granted.
Some are incapable of marriage because
they were born so;
some, because they were made so by others;
some, because they have renounced marriage
for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven.
Whoever can accept this ought to accept
it.”+++

[ebb tide]

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches about the sanctity and permanence of marriage.

The heretic, Bobby Barron, is a hypocrite. He supports adultery, not the "sanctity and permanence of marriage", as does his fellow heretic, Jorge.

Bishop Barron on Pope Francis’ “Amoris Laetitia”

In Pope Francis’ new exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia,” he wants the truths regarding marriage, sexuality, and family to be unambiguously declared. But he also wants the Church’s ministers to reach out in mercy and compassion to those who struggle to incarnate those truths in their lives.

What Should We Make of Bishop Barron?

Amoris Laetitia and Universal Salvation
Bishop Barron was positively giddy with the publication of Amoris Laetitia, saying that Pope Francis maintained a beautiful balance in holding to the high, objective moral demands of the Church while extending great mercy to those who find themselves in “irregular situations.” He praised the Holy Father’s insights about how moral culpability can be mitigated in the life of someone, who is committing sin when they lack knowledge, freedom, or are dealing with certain extenuating circumstances.

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He praised the Holy Father’s insights about how moral culpability can be mitigated in the life of someone, who is committing sin when they lack knowledge, freedom, or are dealing with certain extenuating circumstances.

How do Bergoglio and Barron recommend one "mitigate" mortal sin without confession, repentance, and a promise to ammend one's life?

[Marchmain]

“so many rules”

We always hear this. It’s a main complaint about the Church by non-Catholics, atheists, and even Catholics. What rules? Marriage was defined by Christ. There are no complex rules, it’s all in the Bible. Marriage is not an onerous state, about the only rule is to keep one’s vows.

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And when their love gives rise to a child, this mimics sacramentally the spiration of the Holy Spirit. Father, mother, and children are evocative of the divine Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Another Scott Hahn-type heretic: The Holy Ghost is the "mother" figure in the Holy Trinity.

Absolutely, pathetic.

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Marriage was defined by Christ. There are no complex rules, it’s all in the Bible. Marriage is not an onerous state, about the only rule is to keep one’s vows.

Tell that to Bergoglio and Barron. They both think otherwise.

[MurphsLaw]

The Church stands alone against the deconstruction of the new Atheists... the new world-
The Church WILL ALWAYS be the enemy of evil and their "anything goes" morality...
Anything worth cherishing is protected by "rules"... Everything else is death....