Pope Angelus: The beauty of
marriage
Pope Francis during his Angelus address speaks of the beauty
and dignity of marriage between a man and a woman and stresses the Church's
closeness to those experiencing broken relationships.
In his Angelus address from St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis
took inspiration from Sunday's Gospel which recounts Jesus' words on
marriage. The Pope described how the Pharisees provoked Jesus by asking
him if it was lawful for a husband to repudiate his wife, as provided for by
the law of Moses. Jesus replies by saying, "Because of the harshness
of your heart he - that is, the ancient legislator - wrote this norm for
you". That is to say, it is a concession that serves to plug the gaps
produced by our selfishness, but does not correspond to the original intention
of the Creator.” Jesus, continued Pope Francis, tells the Pharisees that, “in
the Creator's original plan, there is no man who marries a woman and, if things
do not go well, he repudiates her. No. There is instead a man and woman called
to know each other, to complete each other, to help each other in marriage.”
Dignity of Marriage
This teaching of Jesus is very clear, said the Pope; it
“defends the dignity of marriage, as a union of love that implies fidelity.
What allows the spouses to remain united in marriage is a love of mutual giving
sustained by the grace of Christ. If, on the other hand, the spouses'
individual interest, their own satisfaction, prevails, then their union cannot
resist.” The Pontiff went on to say that, it is the Gospel passage itself
that reminds us, with great realism, that man and woman, who are called to experience
a relationship based on love”, can hurt each other, which can lead to marital
crises. Jesus, the Pope said, “does not accept repudiation and anything that
can lead to the sinking of a relationship. He does this to confirm God's plan,
in which the strength and beauty of human relationships stand out.”
Church’s maternal closeness to marriage difficulties
The Church, the Holy Father pointed out, “strives to make
her maternal closeness felt concretely to those who live the experience of
broken relationships or wearily try to carry on.”
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