tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post3315474981214883518..comments2023-10-07T09:34:47.507-05:00Comments on Aggie Catholics: Cohabitation May Be An Impediment To A Valid MarriageMarcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-81086548261145165562012-03-22T00:27:42.896-05:002012-03-22T00:27:42.896-05:00This was an eye opening post. Thanks for taking th...This was an eye opening post. Thanks for taking the time to write it.<br /><br />I have a question for you: do annulment tribunals see this issue the way you do? Do they also consider cohabitation before marriage to at least have the potential to invalidate the marriage itself?<br />A few months ago I thought that no competent tribunal in the world would even consider my parents' situation as having been invalid, but now this and another issue or two are starting to make me doubt my original inclination.Irenaeus G. Saintongehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11526551230663069005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-9280130087579578262012-03-21T22:40:18.905-05:002012-03-21T22:40:18.905-05:00Wine, I had a similar thought when reading this bu...Wine, I had a similar thought when reading this but although St. Mary's does happen to also be a landlord, I don't think it's a good solution to give the couples an artificially facile solution.<br /><br />Fr. David was talking about the importance of leading the couple through a growth in maturity and I think that simply making their problem appear to go away would kind of rob them of that. It might not even deal with the problem itself, which is the couple's chosen problem, not the Church's. Maturity entails "owning" one's mistakes and trying to rectify them.<br /><br />Marriage requires sacrifice. I hear it's often tough.stceolfrithtxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369240659677103435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-57784123475106753442011-03-08T18:46:30.191-06:002011-03-08T18:46:30.191-06:00Wonderful post.
Just considering how many couples...Wonderful post.<br /><br />Just considering how many couples are living together, one of the things that I have thought would be useful is a ministry in the Church to provide alternatives for couples who find themselves in this position. The reality of leases and mortgages and utilities can mean that while technically the couple can afford to live separately, they cannot afford the financial ding that will be required to *stop* living together. <br /><br />But I can see a parish offering a ministry that provides a place for half of the couple to live for a couple months. Maybe there are two parts of it, one that is people who can offer a very cheap room, another that can offer a free room. Maybe the frequently empty rooms in rectories could even serve this purpose.<br /><br />It would show just how serious this issue is to the Church, and just how generous the Church is in walking the walk.Wine in the Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142633311407145793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-91675924303158733462010-06-12T10:50:02.536-05:002010-06-12T10:50:02.536-05:00Thank you for posting this. It is very helpful .Thank you for posting this. It is very helpful .Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031465320721586310noreply@blogger.com