Hey Alan, >From a religious perspective as I guess we must take all quotes from holy scriputure, I'm wondering if this is close to the Sikhi idea of the ideal marriage being a spirtual one, where one soul can be said to inhabit two bodies?
On 22 Aug, 05:17, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > "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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
