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Official Roman Catholic Teaching on Premarital Sex

Sexual intimacy outside of marriage 'always constitutes a grave sin.'

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Marriage, grave sin, intimacy outside, Union, woman refuse, Commitment, definitive community, Moral Law, liaison, definitive gift

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'A Lie in the Language of Love'

My wife and I thought using birth control made us 'normal' newlyweds. But there was a problem at the root of our married life.

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Love, Marriage, sacramental sign, Married Life, Contraception, premarital sex and contraception, Sex, Life, covenant exchange, word sacrament

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Official Catholic Teaching Against Divorce

Divorce is immoral because it breaks natural law and introduces disorder into the family and society.

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Marriage, civil law, Natural Law, Divorce, sacramental marriage, marriage bond, Canon Law, Spouse, anothers husband, moral offense

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The Surprising Message Behind 'God Is Love'

Benedict XVI's first encyclical sets the tone for his pontificate--and may raise eyebrows among liberal and conservatives alike

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Love, Pope, Church, Conventional Wisdom, lofty idea, controversial Swiss theologian, Encyclical, controversial church teachings, essential encounter, defining characteristic

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Catholic Rituals: Bring Back the Beauty

So much of modern Catholicism is ugly. What can be done to introduce beauty into the sacraments--and the U.S. church?

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Beauty, Sacrament, Young People, Joy, sacramental classes seeps, resisting heart, laity, presiding priest, Catholics, tenminute discussions

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The Pros and Cons of Married Priests

In Beliefnet's 'Virtual Conclave,' religion experts, including a Guatemalan priest, debate the possibility of married 'fathers.'

Related Topics: Faiths, Priesthood, Priest, Married Priests, Life, married priesthood, celibate priesthood, parish priest, Married, Priest Shortage, female altar

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Born-Again Bush, Once-Born Kerry?

Like all Catholics, Kerry was born anew in baptism. But his faith doesn't seem to influence his politics.

Related Topics: News, Politics, Catholics, Catholic, conversion experience, born again experience, Protestants, spiritual support, Gay Marriage, embryonic stem cell research, born again, one time adult conversion

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Loose Canon Archive: May 2005

Charlotte Hays's daily weblog on religion, spirituality, and politics.

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Deregulating Marriage

Can stressing the value, not the rules, of marriage save the institution?

Related Topics: Entertainment, Marriage, Church, civil government, pronounced marriages, announced marriages, couple, Roman law, social changes, Sacrament, Canon Law

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Loose Canon Archive: February 2005

Charlotte Hays's daily weblog on religion, spirituality, and politics.

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