medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I quoted this precisely in my post and someone wanted to know the date of
the CCC. I see no relevance to such date in the question of Pope Saint
Damasus, which began this whole thread.
MG
>From: Bill East <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [M-R] Adultery v Fornication
>Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:56:34 +0000
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>Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: medieval-religion:
>Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> >In this way I suppose that the same act could be described as either
> >adultery or fornication depending which person was being accused and what
> >their station in life was. Does anyone have a problem with this ?
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>I do. I believe that sex with a married person, not one's spouse, is
>adultery regardless of the state in life of the person having sex with the
>married person.
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> Respondeo: Quite right too. Paragraph 2380 of the Catechism states:
>"Adultery refers to marital infidelity. When two partners, of whom at least
>one is married to another party, have sexual relations - even transient
>ones - they commit adultery."
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> Note that it says THEY commit adultery, not that one commits adultery
>and the other fornication.
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> Bill.
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