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To: kinsman redeemer; metmom; boatbums

Yes poor Joseph. What does the Catholic version of the marriage of Joseph and Mary teach Catholic couples? That a platonic marriage is ideal? That marital relations are deep down lustful as some early theologians thought?

I pinged some Christian ladies to opine on this.


248 posted on 11/09/2015 11:08:31 AM PST by redleghunter (Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation)
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To: redleghunter

I get the impression from some that it’s an icky subject to even talk about. What is sad is how Satan has perverted and cheapened something that was given to us as a blessing and a gift from our Creator intended to bring us into an intimacy with our spouse and a foundation of the family in a civilized society that mirrors the intimacy of Christ and His bride. We need to take it back and reclaim that relationship demonstrating to the fallen world that sex within marriage is the ONLY true context for this precious gift.


263 posted on 11/09/2015 2:00:34 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: redleghunter

Reading comments from Catholics, and having been raised Catholic, I’d have to say yes, that does appear to be what Catholics consider the ideal marriage.

A sexless marriage.

After all, sex for the fun of it has been described in some pretty vulgar terms by Catholics.


269 posted on 11/09/2015 4:24:10 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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