Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Marriage vs. Porn: Battle for the Soul of Our Culture

“…[a]t a moment in history in which the family is the object of numerous forces that seek to destroy it, or in some way to deform it, and aware that the well-being of society and her good are intimately tied to the good of the family, the Church perceives in a more urgent and compelling way her mission of proclaiming to all people the plan of God for marriage and the family, insuring their full vitality and human and Christian development, and thus, contributing to the renewal of society and the people of God.”  ~Pope St. John Paul II, Familiaris consortio, no. 3

Long before Christ ever came to earth and preached the Gospel, human beings understood that forming a life-long relationship with another person and starting a family was one of the most important, meaningful, and desirable things any person could do.

Although the degree to which various societies protected marriage varied, even many of the most decadent societies, such as Rome, understood that the family unit composed of a mother, father, and children, was an essential part of a functioning civilization, and must be privileged.

When Christ came, however, he elevated the institution of marriage to an even higher plane, instituting it as a sacrament. In the writings of St. Paul, the union of a man and a woman in marriage became a symbol for something as lofty as the relationship between Christ and His Church. …

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