danot Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Just out of pure curiosity, I want to raise a point about the church's position on marriage. If I am correct in thinking that the church's position is that the sanctuary of marriage should only be granted to couples for re- procreation purposes- would that mean Adam and Eve were excluded from entering the sanctuary of marriage before re-procreating; or does it mean that we(mankind) are the ******* spawn of Adam and Eve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Which church are you referring to? 'The church' is a very, perhaps uselessly, broad term. P.S Your term 'sanctuary of marriage' seems to be an error on your part. Did you mean to say 'sacrament'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Which church are you referring to? 'The church' is a very, perhaps uselessly, broad term. P.S Your term 'sanctuary of marriage' seems to be an error on your part. Did you mean to say 'sacrament'? By "church", I'm referring to the head office- 'the Vatican'. And yes, sacrament is what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 By "church", I'm referring to the head office- 'the Vatican'. And yes, sacrament is what I meant. So you mean the Roman Catholic Church. In that case the answer to your question should ''the sanctuary of marriage should only be granted to couples for re- procreation purposes'' is a straightforward no. The Catholic church can and frequently does marry couples who can't or don't want to have children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 So you mean the Roman Catholic Church. In that case the answer to your question should ''the sanctuary of marriage should only be granted to couples for re- procreation purposes'' is a straightforward no. The Catholic church can and frequently does marry couples who can't or don't want to have children. So shouldn't that rule apply to any couple who love each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 So shouldn't that rule apply to any couple who love each other? Of course it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danot Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Of course it should. Do you have an opinion on why the vatican feel it necessary to exclude same sex couples from this rule if re-procreation isn't an issue to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Do you have an opinion on why the vatican feel it necessary to exclude same sex couples from this rule if re-procreation isn't an issue to them? They're clearly operating from a world view that is centuries out of date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiky_Head Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 They're clearly operating from a world view that is centuries out of date. Thats religion for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thats religion for you. It's a particular view from a particular group. Other religious groups have far more enlightened views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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