Food for Thought

In a 1993 pastoral letter, the Catholic bishops of Kentucky offered seven tips.

Oct 10, 2014

How can spouses in religiously diverse marriages make their religious differences a gift rather than a burden?
In a 1993 pastoral letter, the Catholic bishops of Kentucky offered seven tips. They suggested that spouses in religiously diverse marriages should:

1. “Respect the person and religious convictions of the other.
2. “Be knowledgeable of the other’s faith expression and be able to interpret
it well.
3. “Continually attempt to learn more about the faith expression of the partner.
4. “Be willing to make sacrifices for the other.
5. “Positively support the other in the practice of his or her religion.
6. “Feel obligated to do everything together in the practice of religion, except
when the policies and practices of their individual churches prevent this.
7. “Continually attempt to grow in knowledge of their own faith tradition and be able to interpret it well.”

Above all, they said, people in religiously diverse marriages “should always remember that they can be in full spiritual communion with each other through their communion with God even though they are unable to share fully in the worship and sacramental life of the religious traditions of their spouse.”

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