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Very nice reading.Was unaware that married man could also become saints (apart from early Christians)..
This line really touched me – “We must all remember that we are ‘God’s servant first’.”
Thanks for the reprint, Sam! Pax Christi.
Always good articles Sam! Thank you!
FWIW, I think the way that you posed the claimed invalidity of the marriage between Henry and Catherine incorrectly states the Church’s position.
The Church would regard as valid a marriage in which the parties never engaged in that activity, which are sometimes referred to as Josephite Marriages (after the nature of St. Joseph’s marriage to Mary). They are rare, but they do occur. In order to be valid, I believe, the parties must understand going into the marriage that this aspect of a typical marriage shall not exist.
There may be circumstances beyond that where such marriages would be valid. What I think you are referring to would be a situation in which one of the parties entered the marriage unaware that the other was not going to agree to this normal aspect of married life.
Another great article. I remember watching A Man for all Seasons with Robert Shaw with a lump in my throat. What a great Saint!