tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395088844971866490.post3528180401056894733..comments2023-08-12T08:18:58.313+01:00Comments on St. John's Blog: Defending marriageSt John's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03039920897984254380noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395088844971866490.post-25824200021201224582012-05-25T23:31:44.241+01:002012-05-25T23:31:44.241+01:00Thanks Katherine, wonderful stuff as always... Unf...Thanks Katherine, wonderful stuff as always... Unfortunately marriage, like so much else in life these days, has come to be viewed as something private and personal, a private matter which only pertains to the two individuals involved. It is not, of course; it is a public legal commitment, and the reason it is such is because it has ramifications for society as a whole. Indeed, it existed in some form before any human society and has formed the basic building block upon which every human culture since time immemorial has been built. If we try to redefine it, we are redefining not just a personal relationship but our human society itself and indeed our nature and identity as human beings.<br /><br />So whilst it is vitally important to protect nd witness to the meaning of Christian marriage - which we as Catholics know to be God-given - as you so beautifully point out, we should not let anyone tell us it is purely a "private" matter or that we are attempting to force a religious definition of marriage upon everyone. In actual fact, the current definition of marriage has been universally accepted for centuries and it is those who are trying to legalise gay "marriage" who are attempting to make a change and foist it upon the rest of us. <br /><br />As with all Catholic moral teachings, those on marriage reflect what is truly good for the human being and what will therefore enable him to attain happiness!Anneli Figurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657521679685461708noreply@blogger.com