Author Topic: single men (Read 4258 times)

PereJoseph · « **Reply #15 on:** March 27, 2014, 10:37:15 AM »

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Also -- a mother isn't any more dispensable than a father. A child needs *both* equally. We're talking about God's design for the family.

Really ? Completely equally ? I would like to see a warrant for that statement. I am open, of course, to being informed otherwise, but what you said simply seems off to me. Of course the mother is essential, but if one had to be raised by a single father or single mother, the father seems preferable.

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If a man wants a family, he wants marriage. If he seems to want one but not the other, he has other issues that should be looked into and addressed.

No disagreement there.

crossbro · « **Reply #16 on:** March 27, 2014, 10:46:20 AM »

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Quote from: Matthew
Also -- a mother isn't any more dispensable than a father. A child needs *both* equally. We're talking about God's design for the family.

Really ? Completely equally ? I would like to see a warrant for that statement. I am open, of course, to being informed otherwise, but what you said simply seems off to me. Of course the mother is essential, but if one had to be raised by a single father or single mother, the father seems preferable.
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If a man wants a family, he wants marriage. If he seems to want one but not the other, he has other issues that should be looked into and addressed.

No disagreement there.

Both parents are equally important, but I would say that if there were to be only one parent, then it would be better for a boy to be raised by his father and a girl to be raised by the mother.

I think that if a son or daughter does not have the parent of the same gender in the home then they lose an enormous part of their identity.

Änσnymσus · « **Reply #17 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:12:03 AM »

It's nice to post our opinions on this but what does the Church say about it?

Zeitun

crossbro · « **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:23:29 AM »

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It's nice to post our opinions on this but what does the Church say about it?

Zeitun

It is easy to criticize, but if you really want to contribute then why don't you post what the Church has to say about it yourself ?

Matthew · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2014, 11:28:38 AM »

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It's nice to post our opinions on this but what does the Church say about it?

Zeitun

With all due respect, on this (and every other) issue, I try not to have any "opinions" of my own.

One's opinion is perfectly useless, and contradicted by everyone else's opinion.

Instead, I try* to be informed on Church teaching and what the mind of the Church is. Even if I don't know the exact answer, I try to give my best educated guess on what the Church would say and why, regardless of my own situation, feelings, inclinations, etc.

I also make sure to distinguish what items I'm giving an educated guess about, and what items I'm quite sure about.

But what about topics I'm clueless about? Simple -- I don't post! :) A lot of members would do well to imitate me on this.

:wink:

* And more than just try, I've actually read hundreds of pre-Vatican II Catholic books, lives of the saints, catechisms, etc. plus I did receive some training at an SSPX seminary -- about 1/2 of an SSPX priest's seminary education. (The part I didn't receive was the 3 years of Theology.)

Author Topic: single men (Read 4258 times)

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