Protecting Marriage #2

[BeBMan]

Last time Iran, but fortunately there are other defenders:

ROME (AFP) - An Italian bishop has told a young paraplegic he cannot have a church wedding because he is impotent, despite his fiancee being aware of the problem, media here reported.
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Salvatore de Ciuco, spokesman for Bishop Lorenzo Chiarinelli of Viterbo in central Italy, told SkyTG24 television late Sunday: "No bishop, no priest can celebrate a wedding when he knows of admitted impotence as it is a motive for annulment" of the marriage.

The 26-year-old groom, who took part in a civil marriage ceremony Saturday in Viterbo, has been paraplegic since he was involved in a car accident. The curate of the parish who was banned from marrying the couple was present at the ceremony.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080609/lf_afp/italyreligionchristianoffbeat_080609060423

WTF?

[Dinner]

In better news in 6.5 hours gay can legally marry in California. Supposedly gays are lining up to tie the knot.

[Q Classic]

Originally posted by Oerdin
In better news in 6.5 hours gay can legally marry in California. Supposedly gays are lining up to tie the knot.

What a faggy thing to do.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Mrs Snuggles
What a faggy thing to do.

That's a very offensive thing to say and I hope you think of all the homos you're hurting by saying that.

[Aeson]

Are they going to start annulling marriages where someone becomes paraplegic in an accident? Or when you are known to be sterile?

Don't these people read their Bibles? With God all things are possible. I'm pretty sure it says that in there somewhere. Also, some lady who had been barren all her life had a child when she was 90. Right? Just because someone is impotent/sterile/barren now the church loses all faith... I see.

[LordShiva]

Also, teh Virgin Mary was married, but never had sex her whole life , so it's OK if this couple can't either.

[Imran Siddiqui]

God, instead, fashioned for her the Divine Dildo (tm)

[snoopy369]

I think the argument was not that it became automatically annulled, but that it was essentially entering into a contract where one party could not fulfill the terms of the contract. (Remember, for a catholic marriage, sex is a necessary element of the marriage; if it is not consummated, it will never count as a marriage.)

Most certainly something that should have been handled differently, although by the specific rules of the church, probably correct.

[Ben Kenobi]

Sorry, Poly ate my reply.

Yes, Catholic marriage includes consummation. If there is a pre-existing medical condition, it's a requirement that the other party be informed of the condition, and that it will not be an impediment to the marriage.

AFAIK they would have to get a dispensation from their bishop first before they could have a church wedding, but with a well documented disability and the wife being aware of the medical condition, I don't see why the priest wouldn't abide by the dispensation.

Thanks for bringing this up bebro, I'll pass this onto some friends of mine.

[Q Classic]

Originally posted by Lorizael


That's a very offensive thing to say and I hope you think of all the homos you're hurting by saying that.

Hey, if I can't fly to Canada to get married, neither should they.

[Q Classic]

Well, if the bone won't work, couldn't they just use a splint?