-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- first of all you should respect the priests as they are sacrificing their full lives for God.
if you have seen other religions you will understand why they have come to such decisions. do you know in islam a muslim lady is not allowed to marry into any other religion. if she gets married the man also has to be a muslim. however a muslim man is allowed to get married to a non muslim lady, and the children have to be muslims in doing this they increase the population of muslims. everyone has a different opinion as all are different, and I think the priests have taken this stance based on the overall feedback they must have got from their experiences of performing marriages Its not about intolerance against any other religion By doing this they will not stop mixed marriages as people who are determined will get married to whom they like, but atleast they are trying to protect and increase the diminishing catholic population we are laymen and sitting in our comfortable homes we can comment anything. but before we comment please try to do the sacrifices and work what the priests and nuns are doing. --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is difficult to believe that unmarried men in > their 50's and 60's (Bishops and Cardinals) make > these decisions about marriage in this world. A > couple of questions: > > 1. Were nuns consulted in the process? Or was it a > male only decision process? > 2. Were lay Catholics consulted? Or was it a > religious directive from people who have not spent > time in the challenges of marriage? > 3. Does the policy reflect an underlying intolerance > of and superiority over other religions? > Btw, other religions are restrictive too when it > comes to marriage. > 4. Are more Catholics going to marry Catholics under > the policy or move away from the church - and > marriage? > > Regards, > George
