1- if a marriage is celebrated by a priest who is abusing children (therefore some christians would say he is in the devil´s side), is the marriage blessed by god or the devil??
2- if adultery is cheating on your partner, if the sexual intercourse with someone outside the couple is known and accepted by both, is it still adultery (i mean if there is no cheating since both know about it and accept it) i suppose it must be called adultery as well but is it acceptable?
2007-06-30 13:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so is it possible for two people to get married without a priest and a church and a ceremony??
2007-06-30 14:06:55 · update #1
rod but if the cop gives you a ticket and keeps the money you can report it and it wont be valid...if a cop breaks in your house without a judge warrant you can report him
2007-06-30 14:08:32 · update #2
What God has joined together no man can put asunder. Just because a priest is "fallen" doesn't mean a marriage he performed is not real. God joins the couple, not the priest.
Yes, all adultery is wrong... Even if it is "agreed to" by the parties involved. No, it is not acceptable in God's eyes.
2007-06-30 14:04:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mel W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. If a priest had property authority from the government to marry, then the marriage is good no matter what the priest is like. It's like if an evil man teaches you to play the violin, you can still go on playing the violin after you find out he was evil. The blessing of the marriage is in how the married couple act toward each other, not in who married them or celebrated their marriage.
2. Adultery is the ACT of having sexual relations with anyone other than your spouse. Whether people feel it is okay or not, it is the ACT that is adultery and once that act is done, adultery exists. It is what it is.
2007-06-30 21:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Rainfog 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. The validity of a sacrament does not depend on the personal morality of the minister. Otherwise no-one would ever know whether they had received a valid sacrament or not. Besides, the priest doesn't marry the couple. The couple marry each other through their exchange of vows. They, not the priest, are the ministers of the sacrament of matrimony. The priest or deacon is there as the official witness of the Church.
2. That which is forbidden by God cannot be "accepted" by human beings. If God pronounces it evil, then it is evil, regardless of how misguided humans may view it. After all, the theoretical priest in your example views sexual contact with children as acceptable, but that doesn't make it so, does it?
2007-06-30 21:28:00 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think any couple would willingly have a KNOWN pedophile priest perform their marriage, but regardless that,
God is more concerned with the young couples desire to obey God and follow His laws concerning marriage. The priest is only the messenger, God Almighty attends weddings and HE is the only one that matters, really. You marriage is blessed by Almighty God, not the priest. He is only a witness like those attending the ceremony.
The laws of the state demand that a judge or a preacher or a priest officiate at marriages for legal reasons(wills, property ownership, life insurance benefits), not religious ones. God Almighty is present when sacred vows are taken between a man and a woman and those spoken vows are sacred and binding to Almighty God.
Adultery is adultery is adultery is adultery.
God hears the exchange of sacred marriage vows given between a man and a woman to each other. He blesses the sacred vows given. Man and the law may choose to ignore adultery at any level, but God Almighty does not ignore it or condone it. If any married couple (one or both) is having sexual intercourse with anyone other than their spouse they are committing adultery and it is NEVER acceptable to God Almighty.
2007-06-30 21:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by faith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call wife swapping "grocery shopping" it's still adultery and will be handled as so by God.As far as the priest.He will get his for all eternity.If a cop writes me a ticket it is still valid even if the cop is crooked.
2007-06-30 21:05:10 · answer #5 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God blesses your marriage, not man. yes, it's still adultery.
2007-06-30 21:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1- God still blesses the marrage, because it is never really the preist, anyways. it is God, working through the preist.
2- it is very bad. u and your spouse decided that you loved one another, and you where united in holy matrimony. you must practice fidelity.
2007-06-30 21:05:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good questions,doubt if you'll get satisfactory answers from the faithful.
2007-06-30 21:04:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋