I believe the beginning of the dissolution of Christendom and the devolution of western culture was when the Protestantism was essentially founded on divorce and civil marriage rather than considering marriage a sacrament and permanent, via the Anglican church. The stigma attached to divorce slowly eroded as inherited cultural norms of Catholicism faded into the past, and society gradually fell apart as its most basic foundational social institution became broken. That is what happens when one accepts the rule of a king, a government or secular culture as having more authority than either the plain Word of God or the one Church He founded and guaranteed against all influences of evil. As a single Catholic in a 90%+ Protestant area, that makes it very, very hard for me to date. Nearly every single woman within even 20 year so my age has been married and divorced... often several times. My neighbors have divorced and remarried 3 and 4 times respectively... and one just divorced again due to infidelity. But, the preacher of the church they go to is on his 3rd wife... and everyone thinks that is just fine. So much for sola scriptura!
Wow - what an impactful message. It makes one wonder: Have I made every effort to stay faithful to him? As I walk up to receive my groom, am I in a state of readiness? Am I looking forward to receiving him or am I ashamed? Either way - his arms are always open to me in his faithfulness and forgiveness.
I believe the beginning of the dissolution of Christendom and the devolution of western culture was when the Protestantism was essentially founded on divorce and civil marriage rather than considering marriage a sacrament and permanent, via the Anglican church. The stigma attached to divorce slowly eroded as inherited cultural norms of Catholicism faded into the past, and society gradually fell apart as its most basic foundational social institution became broken. That is what happens when one accepts the rule of a king, a government or secular culture as having more authority than either the plain Word of God or the one Church He founded and guaranteed against all influences of evil. As a single Catholic in a 90%+ Protestant area, that makes it very, very hard for me to date. Nearly every single woman within even 20 year so my age has been married and divorced... often several times. My neighbors have divorced and remarried 3 and 4 times respectively... and one just divorced again due to infidelity. But, the preacher of the church they go to is on his 3rd wife... and everyone thinks that is just fine. So much for sola scriptura!
Wow - what an impactful message. It makes one wonder: Have I made every effort to stay faithful to him? As I walk up to receive my groom, am I in a state of readiness? Am I looking forward to receiving him or am I ashamed? Either way - his arms are always open to me in his faithfulness and forgiveness.
Beautiful! Many saints have said much the same, but I can honestly say I have never heard a priest teach this in a homily at Mass. I wish they would!