Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: hall@vice.ico.tek.com (Hal Lillywhite) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: The Laws of the Old and New Covenants Message-ID: Date: 5 Apr 91 08:31:51 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or. Lines: 21 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jhpb@cbnewsm.att.com writes: >In Catholic theology, marriage is a Sacrament, thus under the overall >jurisdiction of the Church, but it is also a social contract of great >importance to civil society, thus the state has say in marriage law >also. >The situation that Hal L. described in Peru probably arose from there >being an anti-Catholic government there. Good guess, but not so. The Peruvian government at the time (and for a while before I was there) was rather pro-Catholic. I found it a bit ironic that our church (which was a very small minority) was able to get church marriages recognized by the government while marriages of the majority church were not. After reading David Cruz-Uribe's remarks I'm inclined to think the Catholic Church just didn't think it important to ask for similar recognition. I realize it's dangerous to make such remarks about other religions and I could be wrong. However, David appears to me to be the most knowledgable Catholic on the net so I tend to place some trust in him.