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Vatican Warns Catholics Against Marrying Muslims - Page 2

Name: Bill

Comments: This is excellent advice as Islam does not give women their due respect. They are treated much like property and have very little human rights. We must ask ourselves, why is this the so? A case can be made based on a verse from the "Quran": "Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their of property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and BEAT THEM (caps mine); then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High; Great. (Chapter IV, "Women", verse 34, The Quran). It should also be noted that mutilation of young (Muslim) women's genitalia is a common practice in Islam culture (this is done primarily to ensure the young girl's father that his daughter will be a virgin on her wedding night as well as assuring the bride that she will not enjoy God's wonderful gift of pleasurable procreation). A women's testimony is considered secondary to a man's, so if she is raped and abused by a man, her testimony (unless it is witnessed by a creditable man in her favor) is useless. It is not unusual for women to be stoned to death in Islamic culture.

Source1: The Qu'ran

Muslims Marrying Catholics Warns Vatican

Thanks Bill that was just a tad more than scary.

In general one should try to remain in their faith group to eliminate future conflicts that are felt heart deep and are the result of ones personal beliefs. That is if you are Catholic and marry a pentecostal yes some issues due to doctrines differences, but most likely you may sort them out as you both believe in the same god and values systems.

A non Christian say atheist you are going to continually butt heads as your personal belief system will be significantly different.

As far a Muslim or such, definitely you will have some major issues due to human right issues; this is a completely different culture. You would face the same issue most likely if you married a person from any other country then your own.

For a church to specify a specific culture or country not to marry into is far from acceptable. Perhaps to even say or caution against no matter how noble the intention, is just plain hate speech or racism. Not that any religious group has ever been accused of this before.