Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
"It doesn't matter how we define a 'family', this quote is always true."
ReplyDeleteIsn't one of our debates today (especially south of the border) how we define a family?
Rationalist: Yes it is. But my argument would be that if you consider someone to be a member of your family... then you owe to them a debt of loyalty. What the government or church says is irrelevant to how we should act in affairs of love and familial commitments. At the very least the legal and moral definitions of what constitutes a family are secondary issues at best in determining how to act within families.
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Really, Fr. Moyle? You say what the gov't or Church says is irrelevant to how we should ,,,etc.?
DeleteAre you really from Planet Earth?
I think you are just visiting!
Anon: 1) We're all just visiting. 2) I think you realize that I am using an extended definition more akin to including the intimates of one's life. If you didn't, I suspect that it's due to your hardness of heart.
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Maybe you are just trying to show how clever you think you are !
DeleteFr. Tim - I would agree with you on that concept of the family, that we can consider many people to be members of our family, not in any legal way, but through commitment and trust. Alas, some of these bonds can be stronger than "real" family.
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