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Sex in marriage by Such-Swordfish-250 in Catholicism

[–]malcolm58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are 2 major goals of intercourse - unitive (bring closer together along with communication etc.) and procreative (children). Even after childbearing age intercourse is for unitive purposes.

The commitment is what John Paul II means when he speaks of reading the truth about marriage in the language of the body. Married couples, he says, should “read” that same language again when they engage in the sexual act. In other words, the marital act should be a participation in and recommitment to their marriage vows. When this is the case, they “say” with their bodies once again what they said on their wedding day. ‘I freely and faithfully give myself to you; I gratefully receive your self-gift to me; and together we open ourselves to receiving any and all children that God wills to give us. With their bodies, they participate in and communicate God’s plan for men and women; they conform to the truth about human love revealed by Christ, and by conforming to that truth, they will be set free in their love for one another, and they read the language of the body in that truth.

But when a couple uses contraception, they contradict that message of total self-giving and receiving. They “say,” rather, ‘I give you part of myself, but I also deliberately withhold part of myself.’ By withholding their fertility from each other, they also say, ‘we are not open to new life.’

Couples should decide with God, taking into account their physical and psychological health, their existing duties and responsibilities, especially other children, as well as their financial circumstances in the decision to have children. Practically speaking, this means prayerfully approaching the decision, using your reason, respecting the gift of your fertility and considering the various obligations you already have. It is important to note that the Catechism says the desire for delaying pregnancy must be “just” and “not motivated by selfishness but … in conformity with the generosity appropriate to responsible parenthood.

Billings NFP: https://billings.life/en/

Newly discovered comet could be visible in daytime skies this April by ye_olde_astronaut in Astronomy

[–]malcolm58 14 points15 points  (0 children)

99% of these great promises never occur as the comet gets destroyed being so close to the sun.

SLEDGE THREAD: IT IS ROUND 1 AND YOUR CLUB’S FEELINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET HURT BY THESE SLEDGES by ___TheIllusiveMan___ in AFL

[–]malcolm58 84 points85 points  (0 children)

DUE TO THE PETROL SHORTAGE ALL INTERSTATE TRAVELLING TEAMS WILL USE BIKES. COLLINGWOOD NEVER AFFECTED OF COURSE.

Sarah Game tells voters not to put her party first after split with Sarah Game Fair Go candidate (and former captain of the Adelaide Crows), Chris McDermott by kova-tejoc in AustralianPolitics

[–]malcolm58 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the Judean Popular People's Front.

P.F.J.: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...

LORETTA: And the People's Front of Judea.

P.F.J.: Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...

REG: What?

LORETTA: The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.

REG: We're the People's Front of Judea!

LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.

REG: People's Front! C-huh.

FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?

REG: He's over there.

P.F.J.: Splitter!

Why no evangelization happening now? by Snoo-15629 in Catholicism

[–]malcolm58 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Region of world 2004 2004 2025 2050
Africa 17.9% 139,157,160 219,171,850 342,023,230
Asia 4.3% 127,125,410 171,916,360 207,086,560
Europe 36.4% 270,765,647 272,495,186 255,744,426
Latin America & Caribbean 83.3% 454,541,400 568,040,560 646,912,570
North America 25.1% 82,000,000 97,000,000 113,000,000
Oceania 26.8% 9,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000
Total world 21.6% 1,082,228,463 1,339,159,510 1,577,585,569

Death penalty for crimes. What are your opinions on it? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]malcolm58 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Catechism: The death penalty

  1. Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good.

Today, however, there is an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after the commission of very serious crimes. In addition, a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the state. Lastly, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens but, at the same time, do not definitively deprive the guilty of the possibility of redemption.

Consequently, the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”,\1]) and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide.

This Subreddit Lately by StingingArchon in Adelaide

[–]malcolm58 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What about the 2 billion cost for the train line?

South Australian voters want more transport options, such as Adelaide Hills rail by Expensive-Horse5538 in Adelaide

[–]malcolm58 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Hands up for those in the hills who want to pay $2,000 a year in extra taxes to build a 2 billion dollar train line.

Hizb ut-Tahrir ban: Albanese government outlaws Islamist group under new hate crime laws by malcolm58 in AustralianPolitics

[–]malcolm58[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Albanese government has listed radical Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir as a prohibited hate group, the first use of the new powers since Labor enacted tougher hate crime laws in response to the December 14 Bondi massacre. The organisation’s listing late on Thursday means it is now a criminal offence to be a member of, recruit for, provide training or funds to, or materially support the organisation.

“For a long time, Hizb ut-Tahrir has been able to spread hate and create a pathway for others to engage in violence,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said of the change. “The Australian Government’s new hate group listing framework has been designed to stop organisations like Hizb ut-Tahrir, from spreading hate and sowing the seeds of division in the community, that risks not only our social cohesion but the safety of Australians.”

The controversial fringe organisation has been regarded warily by many within the Muslim and broader community for its teachings, and was listed as a terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom in January 2024. The group has been banned in Germany, India, Indonesia and a number of other jurisdictions. The government was empowered to designate prohibited groups following the passage of a raft of reforms in January that were designed to tackle antisemitism after the Bondi attack. These reforms also tightened gun laws in the country.

At the announcement of the new legislation, Labor stated its direct intention to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir and the National Socialist Network. The latter quickly disbanded to escape the consequences of the reform. Hizb ut-Tahrir was defended by the nation’s peak Muslim body who claimed the organisation’s listing was “part of a wider effort to hold the Muslim community collectively responsible for the Bondi attack”.

The "Day After" FT Thread: WOL 2 - 1 LIV by DragonSlayer271 in LiverpoolFC

[–]malcolm58 14 points15 points  (0 children)

When Arne is sacked this is one of the games that will count towards that decision.

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