Polygyny Questionnaire for Brothers-NEED YOUR HELP!!!

[Faith Hope Charity]

Glory to God, peace on earth, goodwill to all.

Before trying to enlighten us that Jimmy Swaggart (<i>and many other Christians preachers and priest who were involved of similar acts</i>) are actually <b>NOT TRUE CHRISTIANS</b>, let me save your time and tell you that we are not going to believe you because protestant leaders don’t consider YOU too as a catholic to be a true believer, so God alone knows the truth.

I have no clue who Jimmy Swaggart is. But it doesn't really matter because I can only condemn the act of sin, not the person who commits it.


I can't even pass judgement on who is & who isn't a true Christian. I can only give you insight into Christ's One Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church & how she teaches, governs & sanctifies me as a member.

This matter is to be left totally to the people who are involved in polygynous marriages,<b> it is none of our business actually. </b>

Then why release a book about it?

Neither do the Muslim scholars give credits to themselves after writing books or issuing an Islamic ruling, they will humbly admit the same thing, that if anything they’ve said was wrong, it is due to their limitation as human beings, but if they’ve said anything right, it is only because of Allah’s guidance. This is the teaching of our <b>prince of peace MUHAMMAD pbuh </b>, that we should be humble and always remember that we are nothing without Allah’s help.

But that creates a problem. No infallibility leads to errors of faith.

The question arise now is, do some Muslims commit the same sin? YESSSS… does Islam offers the solution? YESSSS, so don’t blame Islam and blame those Muslims who pay no heed to the commandment of God Almighty, on the other hand, <b>blame Christianity for offering no solution to this serious problem.</b>

Let me get this straight... Are you telling me that the solution to something haram is to make it halal? What difference does it make it it's practised in secret or out in the open. Objectively, it's wrong. Period!

But I think, somehow br. Wael is also under the impression that polygamy is not permitted in Christianity. I dont think FHC's offhanded comments should be taken in anyway as the Christian stance. I think she is just stating her own opinion about it.

Polygyny is a grave sin against the dignity of marriage. So is divorce, fornication, contraception, marital infidelity, unchaste behaviour, etc. As far as I know, Holy Mother Church Church is the only (divine) institution that recognizes this & safeguards the sanctity of marriage. For a whole lot more, please refer to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), paragraphs 1601-1666 & 2331-2400.

Of course this is a fact, I've posted before on one thread the parable that Jesus used in <b>Matthew 25:1-13</b> of 10 virgins, 5 of them married one man. Not only that in his parable he allowed man to marry 5 wives, but he also allowed all of them to stay with their husband in one room, (<i><b>for those who might not be aware, in Islam it is forbidden for the man to share the room with more than one wife at a time</b>). </i> This tale was narrated by Jesus to a society who did practice polygany, otherwise <b>what was the purpose of his parable if polygyny was not allowed?</b>


If polygamy (<b>the marriage of one man to multiple women part only</b>) was indeed forbidden in the Bible, then Jesus' parable about the 1 man and ten virgin brides is just ridiculous.


<b>This shows that Jesus himself had no problem with polygamy.</b>

:banghead:


Wael, this parable is about Christians being spiritually prepared on the day of Christ's Second Coming. He is the Groom. The Church is the Bride. The maidens are the invited guests. The lamp is the Christian faith, while the oil represents good works. This parable emphasizes the need for watchfulness until the time of our personal encounter with Christ.


Please don't approach Sacred Scripture in the same way as the Holy Quran. It'll remove you from reality & prevent you from grasping the message behind the text. But what do I know, right? I'm just an opinioned Catholic who throws her version of interpretation in the mix. There you go, I've said it, so you don't have to.

Visit this link for your reference: IRF.NET

Could you please direct us to the relevant page. I had trouble finding it. Thanks :)

FCH what exactly is your definition of adultry?? I mean your because I can get a dictionary or other sites that define adultry according to the Nazarine belief. I m interested in finding out yours??

I guess it depends because the Sixth Commandment (Thou Shalt Not Commit <b>Adultery</b>) inovolves all acts contrary to chastity (cf. CCC 2331-2400), but the definition contained in the Glossary of the CCC is as follows: <i>Marital infedilty, or sexual relations between two partners, at least one of whom is married to another party.</i> So I guess we'll start there :)


Sorry, that's as far as I got in this thread. If necessary, I'll reply to the other posts in due time.


God bless you all.