Do people have to have sex on their wedding night after married

patron-saint-of-smart-asses:

libertypical:

patron-saint-of-smart-asses:

walkingxwithxstrangers:

journeyofaconvert:

patron-saint-of-smart-asses:

They can start having sex as soon or as far away from their wedding night as they feel comfortable with.

However, you do have to consummate your marriage if you are Catholic. The Church also encourages the practice of natural family planning, so if you are trying to avoid pregnancy that might mean abstaining from relations until a later date from your wedding, until you are infertile or at certain periods in your marriage, but if you don’t consummate your marriage (as a Catholic) that can be grounds for an annulment from my understanding.

Ok but what about Mary and Joseph though? They never consummated their marriage. Why is that a bad thing? Seriously, someone tell me

Because Mary was a virgin dedicated to God’s service, who was then chosen to be His mother, and Joseph was to be her guardian. Furthermore, the Holy Family’s purpose was to raise up the Savior before He would start His ministry, not emulate marriage for other people to copy.  They had a valid marriage, but it was a special exception, considering they were raising God in the flesh Himself.

Here is an article that may interest you: https://rcspirituality.org/ask_a_priest/ask-a-priest-how-could-marys-marriage-to-joseph-be-considered-valid-when-it-was-not-consummated/

Except they did consummate their marriage, because they had children after Christ was born

I think Catholics are just making it up as they go

Thanks for showcasing your ignorance on the topic of our faith but it contributed nothing to the conversation. Have a nice day!

kvothbloodless:

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hungwy:

Gonna b honest. A lot of hot ppl go to art museums. I’m one of them

im 2 ugly they won’t let me in

that and my shirt that says “i eat oil paintings when security guards aren’t looking”

Listen i understand this is a surreal joke, but like i cant stop imagining qhat would happen if u actually showed up to a major art museum with that shirt. Like not a tiny art museum. What would happen if you showrd up to the Met Museum of Art wearing a shirt that said “i eat oil paintings when security guards arent looking”? They cant just ignore it. But like, are they gonna deny you entry over what is clearly a joke shirt. Do they have u wayched. Its 2 am and i need to

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