RE: The Cake Case Revisited
October 6, 2017 at 2:18 pm
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2017 at 2:19 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(October 6, 2017 at 2:11 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Doesn't matter who is and isn't OK with remarriage following divorce since Jesus isn't OK with it.
This Religion 101 moment has been brought to you by your Vorlon, proudly instructing the religious in the very basic fundamentals of their faith(s) for over 10 years.
The thing is, when Jesus mentioned divorce and remarriage, he was talking to the men in his social circle. Back then, it was a common thing for Jewish men to get married just so they could have sex and then turn around and divorce their wife and go marry someone else to have sex with... and so on. Divorcing and remarrying was their way of "playing the field" back then, and using women. Jesus was telling the men this doesn't fly. That's why the Church does allow remarriage but only if certain strict criteria are met and the first marriage can be annulled.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
