tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post7142179093769158245..comments2023-02-28T03:43:28.509-05:00Comments on Cinema Catechism: Having a Spousal Relationship with ChristBenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-49118293472526568222012-10-04T00:38:50.985-04:002012-10-04T00:38:50.985-04:00Okay.
Well, I think I will just stick with spouse...Okay.<br /><br />Well, I think I will just stick with spouse. No ambiguity there, eh?Shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-74998494569085660672012-10-04T00:25:18.808-04:002012-10-04T00:25:18.808-04:00Like I said, part of the difficulty is the sign of...Like I said, part of the difficulty is the sign of the times.<br /><br />But would you prefer that we call a man a bridegroom with respect to the relationship with Christ?<br /><br />Then that would create even more problems since it is Jesus who is already the Bridegroom. Of course, if we are speaking not simply of a man as a man, but a man who is an ordained priest, then he is an <i>alter Christus</i> with a relationship with the Bride that is the Church.<br /><br />But note that, again, we are a communal faith, that is, the man as bride is also in and through the Church, who is the Bride. If a man wishes to be one with the Church, then he must necessarily be one with the bridehood. That does not mean that he must become a feminine girly-man, he retains his manhood -- the differences of male and female are not wiped out, but there is unity in diversity -- so if he is to be in the Church, One Body with Christ, then he must necessarily be in the position of the Bride with respect to Him.Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-66399993491421237712012-10-03T23:22:54.947-04:002012-10-03T23:22:54.947-04:00I understand the limitations. I understand and fu...I understand the limitations. I understand and fully accept the whole spousal relationship thing. I might be having a little trouble understanding why it is necessary to call a man a bride. And that has nothing to do with emasculation or anything - I just find the term 'bride' curious with regard to men. <br /><br /><br /><br />Shenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-61583277332301398562012-10-03T22:46:19.602-04:002012-10-03T22:46:19.602-04:00Well, any analogy concerning God or our relationsh...Well, any analogy concerning God or our relationship to Him will have its limitations.<br /><br />God is ultimately mystery, we can know something of Him, but like the exchange with Job demonstrates, our limited human brains cannot fully comprehend Him, we cannot fully see the entire picture.<br /><br />But the spousal relationship, repeated throughout scripture, allows us some measure of understanding. There are other relationships to be had with the Lord as well, as we shall discuss in a further post.Benderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322135500288738561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909941847801360908.post-60179548339415382392012-10-03T22:41:54.504-04:002012-10-03T22:41:54.504-04:00According to Saint Paul's Letter, this love is...<i>According to Saint Paul's Letter, this love is "like" the spousal love of human spouses, but naturally it is not "the same". For the analogy implies a likeness, while at the same time leaving ample room for non-likeness. . . . </i><br /><br />I should say. And it seems so very complicated. Shenoreply@blogger.com