“Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” (Mark 10: 2).
This is the big question in the Gospel of the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Jesus responds:
"But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife], and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh." (Mark 10: 6 - 8).
And then Jesus adds:
"Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.” (Mark 10: 9).
Marriage and Holy Orders are two Sacraments of Service in the Church.
Through these Sacraments, married people, bishops, priests and deacons take a solemn vow to build up the Church. Both institutions are in dire crisis today. Listening to the loud accusations of some people about the clerical sex crisis, one could ask the question: What is the state of marriage in our society today? Less than 40% of married couples who have been married for 35 years or more are still married to the same person. This is no excuse for the clerical sex abuse (less than 2% of all priests are accused). What is going on?
"The Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suited to him." (Genesis 2: 18).
Lord grant us holy marriages and holy homes.
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