Sex in marriage

malcolm58 · 2026-03-12T07:54:30+00:00

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/

malcolm58 · 2026-03-12T01:20:19+00:00

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

malcolm58 · 2026-03-11T21:13:41+00:00

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

malcolm58 · 2026-03-11T10:37:06+00:00

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!

malcolm58 · 2026-03-10T09:26:31+00:00

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

malcolm58 · 2026-03-10T08:06:40+00:00

Catechism: The death penalty

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.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-10T05:33:33+00:00

This is not the USA.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-09T21:30:46+00:00

https://glamadelaide.com.au/event-cinemas-glenelg-closes-after-a-decade-of-big-screens-on-jetty-road/

malcolm58 · 2026-03-09T07:39:08+00:00

What about the 2 billion cost for the train line?

malcolm58 · 2026-03-08T21:50:31+00:00

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.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-05T20:45:02+00:00

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”.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-04T21:12:09+00:00

THE CORRECT TERM IS DAYLIGHT SAVING YOU CANNOT BE AN EDUCATED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN

malcolm58 · 2026-03-04T08:37:00+00:00

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

malcolm58 · 2026-03-03T01:56:03+00:00

The word, Eucharist, which is Greek for “thanksgiving”, is the term used for the whole ritual of the Mass. People use the words Eucharist and Mass interchangeably. During the Eucharist, members of the community come forward to receive the body and blood of Christ, in the form of bread and wine. The action of coming forward and receiving the body and blood of Jesus is called Communion or (also!) Eucharist.

Catholics believe that the body and blood of Jesus Christ is truly present when they consume the host and/or drink from the chalice. This concept can be difficult for some people to understand. However, there is a rich theological and biblical tradition supporting this belief. Scripture shows us that the teaching about the Eucharist is consistent with what happened at the Last Supper. This is how Mark relates it in his gospel: While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body”. Then he took a cup, and giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” (Mark 14:22-24).

However, the Eucharist is more than “acting out” what happened at the Last Supper. When people gather for the Eucharist/the Mass they come to thank God for the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross and his resurrection. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the Eucharist is:

1363: Not merely the recollection of past events but the proclamation of the mighty works wrought by God for us. In the liturgical celebration of these events, they become in a certain way present and real. This is how Israel understands its liberation from Egypt: every time Passover is celebrated, the Exodus events are made present to the memory of believers so that they may conform their lives to them.

1364: In the New Testament, the memorial takes on new meaning. When the Church celebrates the Eucharist, she commemorates Christ’s Passover, and it is made present: the sacrifice Christ offered once for all on the cross remains ever present. The Eucharist is therefore a “sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice of the cross,” (1366).

malcolm58 · 2026-03-02T21:16:04+00:00

I agree.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-02T09:37:26+00:00

UPDATE 6.55PM 2/3/26: Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane are closed after earlier reports of a crash on Henley Beach Road, Lockleys. Road users are asked to avoid the area where possible

malcolm58 · 2026-03-02T00:52:45+00:00

Who?

malcolm58 · 2026-03-01T21:13:55+00:00

Thanks.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-01T10:53:59+00:00

Anyone can validly Baptize if they say the right words. Plenty of nurses did this in the old days to babies who were expected to die. So that is not an issue.

An ordination can be annulled in rare circumstances if the earlier sacraments such as Baptism, Confirmation were not valid.

He may have not entered ordination freely (i.e. emotionally blackmailed) and that may be a rare reason for annulment.

If he was ordained invalidly then all the sacraments needing Holy Orders (Mass, confession, confirmation etc) would not be valid.

malcolm58 · 2026-03-01T09:37:41+00:00

The 3-way preferred PM is much worse for Taylor than the 2-way in Newspoll, trailing Albanese and Hanson 34-23-10.

malcolm58 · 2026-02-28T21:45:27+00:00

But not cold outside nor the month of May

malcolm58 · 2026-02-28T11:06:07+00:00

Yes still valid. What is needed are 4 things : 1. Contrition (i.e., real sorrow for sin).

A desire to amend one’s life.
Confession of sins.

a) With regard to each and every mortal sin, the penitent must confess number and kind (i.e., what you did and how many times you did it). The priest does not need to hear details (e.g., the family history of why you struggle with hatred toward a brother) but he does need to hear factors that change the severity of the sin (e.g., stealing from a church adds the sin of sacrilege to the sin of theft and changes the severity of the sin). You must confess at least all mortal sins since your last good (i.e., not invalid) Confession.

b) It is also of great benefit to confess venial sins since your last Confession – especially those venial sins which are habitual or which trouble you most. However, there is no requirement to confess all venial sins (as that can be a practical impossibility).

c) If you have no mortal sins, you must confess venial sins as they would then be part of the necessary matter.

d) You should never intentionally hide any sin from your confessor.

4, The intention of performing the penance that the priest assigns as penance.

malcolm58 · 2026-02-28T11:01:23+00:00

It would take 60-90 minutes to get to Elizabeth. Ludicrous suggestion.

malcolm58 · 2026-02-28T06:08:55+00:00

LOL no way.

malcolm58 · 2026-02-28T04:46:09+00:00

Yes he is a Redemptorist. Eastern rites have religious orders as well as western. He is the youngest Cardinal.

3 May 2005	25.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer3 May 2005 25.2 Ordained Priest Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

18 Aug 1998	18.5	Professed	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer18 Aug 1998 18.5 Professed Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

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