"and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one." - Mark 10:18
As a married Catholic I believe this "one flesh". I just don't understand it. Until last week I thought it was poetic language, but when I read the below by Germain Grisez, I realize I was thinking the past two decades like an atheist: "Though a male and a female are complete individuals with respect to other functions—for example, nutrition, sensation, and locomotion—with respect to reproduction they are only potential parts of a mated pair, which is the complete organism capable of reproducing sexually. Even if the mated pair is sterile, intercourse, provided it is the reproductive behavior characteristic of the species, makes the copulating male and female one organism." But I don't want to assume I was thinking like an pagan. Perhaps you're saying "of course I am one flesh with my spouse; what could be more natural?". Could you who believe you are literally "one flesh" shed light for this poor Catholic? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
