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To: Morgana

So, don’t marry a women over 40, even if you are too??


4 posted on 10/24/2013 7:33:25 AM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: qam1

Adoption? Foster children?


5 posted on 10/24/2013 7:34:26 AM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: qam1

Your comment doesn’t make sense.


24 posted on 10/24/2013 9:07:05 AM PDT by frogjerk (We are conservatives. Not libertarians, not "fiscal conservatives", not moderates)
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To: qam1; Morgana
How about people of such limited intellect that they can't understand simple rules without jabbering about possible exceptions?

They're obviously hopelessly IQ deficient to the point that they there's a high probability their offspring will be morons so are they an exception?

35 posted on 10/24/2013 10:21:47 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory)
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To: qam1
So, don’t marry a women over 40, even if you are too??

of course not...people in their 70's have sex and have no problems.....as long as you are open to sex without the express intent to avoid pregnancy and avoid artificial methods of birth control you are in good shape with the church and with God.....who, after all, made the rules.

61 posted on 10/24/2013 7:42:47 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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While adoption certainly is an option, I would also say a (married) couple must also want to adopt before doing so. This should be obvious. In other words, while I am no expert on the subject, I do not believe the church teaches that married couples who are, for whatever reason infertile MUST adopt. They simply must remain open to life in the sacramental bond.

“The Code states in Canon 1069: “For matrimonial consent to exist, the contracting parties must be at least not ignorant that marriage is a permanent partnership between a man and a woman ordered to the procreation of offspring by means of some sexual cooperation. “

Note, this says “...procreation of offspring by means of some sexual cooperation”. This doesn’t necessarily include adoption.

What I’m trying to make clear and I believe I’m failing at doing so, is to say of course any married couple that has a desire for children should seek out adoption should “normal” means fail, but if a couple marries late in life, they shouldn’t feel as though they “have to” adopt. They only “have to” remain open to life, and all that entails.

After all, if God wills a couple have a child they will. Look at Sara for example.

I just wanted to make that point clear, not that anyone was implying anything else.


67 posted on 10/25/2013 3:52:34 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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