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Beethoven
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I am in a debate pertaining present attempts to move the definition of marriage away from one woman and one man.
The other side of the debate argues that the said definition of marriage is and should be church law, but in the matter of civil law, the church has no right to argue for codification.
My response (and from you forum readers I am looking for yes, no, or consider this also) is to read CCC 1897 to 1904 which oulines the Church’s position on the all law.
I take away from this that the church claims that ALL goverments and ALL laws derive from God. Consequently, a good law “accords with right reason” and conversely an unjust law is one that “falls short of right reason” (Aquinus cited).
Thus, civil laws that violate ‘right reason’ are subject to intervention by the Church – that She may work to correct (or prohibit as the case may be) laws contrary to ‘natural law’ and ‘right reason’.
Hence, on the matter of altered definitions of marriage, Holy Mother Church can insert into the political/civil process and argue against such changes.
Further, and this is the saleint point, any catholic which voices against and acts contrary to the Church on these matters is in some degree of separation from Holy Mother Church.
Agree? Disagree? A better way to approach the question? Thank you, in advance, for your thoughts.
-Beethoven
The other side of the debate argues that the said definition of marriage is and should be church law, but in the matter of civil law, the church has no right to argue for codification.
My response (and from you forum readers I am looking for yes, no, or consider this also) is to read CCC 1897 to 1904 which oulines the Church’s position on the all law.
I take away from this that the church claims that ALL goverments and ALL laws derive from God. Consequently, a good law “accords with right reason” and conversely an unjust law is one that “falls short of right reason” (Aquinus cited).
Thus, civil laws that violate ‘right reason’ are subject to intervention by the Church – that She may work to correct (or prohibit as the case may be) laws contrary to ‘natural law’ and ‘right reason’.
Hence, on the matter of altered definitions of marriage, Holy Mother Church can insert into the political/civil process and argue against such changes.
Further, and this is the saleint point, any catholic which voices against and acts contrary to the Church on these matters is in some degree of separation from Holy Mother Church.
Agree? Disagree? A better way to approach the question? Thank you, in advance, for your thoughts.
-Beethoven