Marriage

Why are we unable to interest so many young people in Marriage and instead excuse cohabitation as something that is part of the living experience so we cannot do anything.

The answer is not easy so perhaps that is the reason we stop searching.   The answer is uncomfortable so that is why we avoid it.  And what is the answer?  It is for bishops and priests to get out of their comfort zones and start teaching what Christ taught.   Does anyone doubt that Christ did not approve of Divorce and Remarried.  Some will say He is full of Mercy and Understanding and He would not really condemn us, despite what He says in Luke 10.  And anyway he was not serious in most things he said about sin, hell, and punishment, he really just taught ideals.    I think not.   Jesus was building a Kingdom here on earth that was totally just and totally loving.   He established a Church to carry out His wishes and that Church until now has failed miserably.  What individuals who excuse their actions on conscience and pride fail to see is that no man or woman is an island.  What an individual does affects those around them.   So how can we teach young people that Marriage is something required by God and a union for life when the Church is full of people telling them that this is not so - it is just an ideal.     And when young people also see the lack of love and stability in many so called Catholic marriages, when many young people have experienced first hand the pain and agony of divorce what is their response.   "What a crowd of hypocrites - and they are right.   It is what we do that changes minds not what we say.

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