Pope Francis' latest surprise: a survey on the modern family

[Moss]

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The question is why have this survey and why from the rank-and-file Roman Catholics? Unless he intends to make doctoral changes.

Same-sex unions, mixed marriages, single-parent families and surrogate mothers are all mentioned in the prelude to a list of questions that get into the nitty-gritty of 21st century life:

"What pastoral attention can be given to people who live in these types of [same-sex] union?"

"In the case of unions of persons of the same sex who have adopted children, what can be done pastorally in light of transmitting the faith?"

"Do [the divorced and remarried] feel marginalized or suffer from the impossibility of receiving the sacraments?"

"In cases where non-practicing Catholics or declared non-believers request the celebration of marriage, describe how this pastoral challenge is dealt with."

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/05/21320327-pope-francis-latest-surprise-a-survey-on-the-modern-family#comments

[JB Horn]

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Again the defense of this is that there is a translation problem of what the pope said. It may be, I don't know.

[Zant Law]

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"In cases where non-practicing Catholics or declared non-believers request the celebration of marriage, describe how this pastoral challenge is dealt with."

I don't understand why nonbelievers want to be married anyway. This is a union that was prescribed by God, not man. Marriage outside the church by nonbelievers is nothing more than a civil contract that has adopted the Christian marriage label. There is nothing holy or sacred about a marriage that occurs outside of the church.

ZLaw

[JB Horn]

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I don't understand why nonbelievers want to be married anyway. This is a union that was prescribed by God, not man. Marriage outside the church by nonbelievers is nothing more than a civil contract that has adopted the Christian marriage label. There is nothing holy or sacred about a marriage that occurs outside of the church.

ZLaw

It's an in your face thing. This is how political correctness came to be.