Questions for the Rector | Ep. 8: Sins of Consent

[@santiagofernandezsuarez7136]

Open heart surgery…. Thank you. This one is super tough but we can only serve one master! Thank you!

[@monikababu6088]

Thank you, I am so grateful for these episodes! Your excellency your words are simply rooted in the instruction of our Lord, it's plain, simple, perfect and beautiful. May the Lord bless the work you do in His name!

[@danprado3020]

It's never easy, but necessary.

[@PrayforMe831]

Thank you for this video and instruction. It’s a hard topic bc we live in such a moral depraved society but it’s so needed. I hope this encourages more priests and bishops to talk openly and clearly about this 🙏 God bless you all

[@Slaughter013]

Very even-keeled and thorough treatment of the topic. Thank you and God bless you both!

[@Lisanah3]

Excellent instructions for Catholic families. It’s a great series. It would be much appreciated if His Excellency could talk about how to handle similar situations for Catholic converts who have parents, an aunt, and siblings who are Baptists; agnostics, and a pagan who likely still casts spells. 🙏🏻

[@norapena6673]

Excelente dirección espiritual para todos nosotros y nuestras familias que efectivamente estamos metidos en un pozo de inmoralidad. Voy a compartir este video y rezar porque aprovechemos esta gracia de Dios que nos llega a través de nuestro Obispo Sanborn. Saludos y bendiciones a todos en Roman Catholic Media y especialmente a Steven. Rezamos por ustedes !!! En México los seguimos.

[@Latarniczka]

Excellent clarification on a gritty topic! I have been told by a traditionally minded priest that one can visit or receive the couple in concubinage as long as they know one is not consenting. I have another gnawing follow-up question though: once they decide to marry, or have already--if they do not have remorse for living previously in sin (even if they go to confession), what is the status of such marriage? Does it matter that a young lady (my Goddaughter) was very defiant and dismissive of me for trying to correct her on living with her boyfriend, never retracted/admitted her wrongness to me? I can only surmise that she never grasped the sinful nature of her long cohabitation. And 2nd q.: is it permissible to give gifts (e.g. for Christmas) to the cohabitating girlfriend of my son? And the 3rd one: is it permissible to visit or receive a civilly married couple--a fallen away Catholic with a Jewish person? Thank you and God bless!

[@StephenHeiner]

On your goddaughter, do you know whether she is in a valid marriage? It is unlikely a traditional priest would have married her without a separation (of their living conditions) of some time. If she is in a valid marriage, her lack of remorse would not make it invalid, but could obviously influence how you conduct relations with her. Remember the principle enunciated by the bishop here: you cannot appear to give consent. Which you would do in some way by giving gifts to the concubine of your son (how is that different from the treatment you would give her as a legitimate wife?). The third case you give is of invalidity, as a fallen-away Catholic cannot validly contract a marriage with a non-Catholic outside the Church. So they would fall under the same rules as someone living in sin (because they are).

[@Latarniczka]

@@StephenHeiner Thank you, Stephen--I really appreciate your kind answers! My Goddaughter was married in NO, and I don't think there was any separation before marriage. Is the validity possibly doubtful on that account? Still on main question: is not sacrament of marriage a sacrament of "the living" i.e. persons in a state of grace. How is this possible if condition for absolution, i.e. recognizing sin, is not present. Or maybe there is a way around it, as she explained to me that she agrees with the Church's teaching, but: "nous vivons ce que nous vivons"--ah weh:). Could the "invincible ignorance" be invoked as a way out of this conundrum? And the other two answers: it is hard indeed to be hard:)

[@StephenHeiner]

@@Latarniczka no, validity cannot be affected by poor counsel by a poorly trained priest. I don’t know the situation regarding the other person so I can’t comment further as to whether she has contracted a valid marriage. Only that previous cohabitation and a “lack of remorse” would not invalidate a valid one. If she says she knows the Church’s teaching but doesn’t accept it, how could you possibly invoke invincible ignorance?

[@isaihisaih2024]

thank you for this talk..it help me so much❤..hope you have a program for us to ask situational questions to father😊

[@cdemi2688]

What is the way back for a Catholic married man who secular divorced and is living with another woman who he has had a child with?

[@mhtseminary]

He needs to speak with a traditional priest to have his situation examined

[@Candileja.]

Qué hacer con las abuelos y abuelas de nuestros hijos que no son católicas y quieren tener una relación cercana con sus nietos.