Venantius J Pinto wrote: <http://www.vatican.va/resources/resources_lombardi-nota-abusi_en.html
affirmed that “monogamous marriage between a man and woman is an achievement of civilization.” And then he added, “If not, why not contemplate also freely chosen polygamy and, of course, not to discriminate, polyandry?” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folks, I do not think the Catholic Church is at fault here. If you want to remain Catholic, you adhere to what the Catholic Church teaches. In other words, the Church is stressing that you stick to the one spouse that God has provided. For those who want to have more than one husband or wife, all they have to do is to revert to their traditional beliefs and Gods. Growing up in Tanzania, nearly all tribes had avenues for polygamous marriages. In fact, when a man needed a second wife, often times his first wife will be required to make a short list of the potentials. I only know of a handful of Tz tribes that practice polyandry. The Masai being the most famous of them. Some Kenyan tribes also have the custom of allowing older single women to marry. The thinking here is that they will be able to mutually support each other, especially when they have no one else to support them. The problem I have is when the church hierarchy decides to preach one thing and practice something else. Time and time again, the church will turn a blind eye when the rich or powerful gallivant with more than one spouse or partner. Lastly, for the not so rich or powerful, here is a current news item which proves why one spouse at a time is more than adequate. No, I am not going to bring up the general Betray us situation. Instead, here is another example of what happens when things go wrong. ============= PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona woman, in despair at the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama, ran down her husband with the family car in suburban Phoenix on Saturday because he failed to vote in the election, police said on Monday. Holly Solomon, 28, was arrested after running over husband Daniel Solomon following a wild chase that left him pinned underneath the vehicle. Daniel Solomon, 36, was in critical condition at a local hospital, but is expected to survive, Gilbert police spokesman Sergeant Jesse Sanger said. Police said Daniel Solomon told them his wife became angry over his "lack of voter participation" in last Tuesday's presidential election and believed her family would face hardship as a result of Obama winning another term. Witnesses reported the argument broke out on Saturday morning in a parking lot and escalated. Mrs Solomon then chased her husband around the lot with the car, yelling at him as he tried to hide behind a light pole, police said. He was struck after attempting to flee to a nearby street. Obama won the national election with 332 electoral votes compared with 206 for Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Arizona's 11 electoral votes were won by Romney.
