Vatican Warns Catholics Against Marrying Muslims

[oldhat]

http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5150255

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican warned Catholic women on Friday to think hard before marrying a Muslim and urged Muslims to show more respect for human rights, gender equality and democracy.

Calling women "the least protected member of the Muslim family," it spoke of the "bitter experience" western Catholics had with Muslim husbands, especially if they married outside the Islamic world and later moved to his country of origin.

The comments in a document about migrants around the world were preceded by remarks about points of agreement between Christians and Muslims but they seemed likely to fuel mistrust between the world's two largest religions.

The document said the Church discouraged marriages between believers in traditionally Catholic countries and non-Christian migrants.

[oblivious]

1. The Church has always been against marrying outside the catholic faith.

At least that was the impression I was given growing up in the Church. I thought that applied to any other religion, whether the person was from the same country or not, unless the non-Catholic partner was willing to convert. Anyway, my point is, it's not exactly latest breaking news, is it? It's a few centuries old at least.

[NashVegas]

2. Oldhat

duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=554752


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