Reflection on October 27, 1982

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SJPII now takes us back to the Scriptures we looked at before Ephesians and see what we can add to the interpretations of these Scriptures with the new things we have looked at. We go back to the indissolubility of marriage and the importance of this. How vital it is and why Christ preaches on it so explicitly when talking about divorce and the beginning. It makes complete sense, if marriage is a sign of redemption, of creation, of Christ relationship with the Church, marriage must be indissoluble. Christ says I will be with you until the end, not until I find something better or until you have satisfied my desires.

If marriage is the prototype for all the other Sacraments, for unity with the Church, for our Relationship with God, a critical part of the is its indissolubility. If this characteristic is thrown out the window, swept under the rug, seen as unnecessary, it seriously distorts our understanding of God.