Wednesday, October 10, 2018

More wisdom from Cardinal Gerhard Müller

We must not forget that indissoluble marriage has an anthropological value of the first order: it removes a person from the arbitrariness and tyranny of feelings and moods; it helps him to confront personal difficulties and to overcome painful experiences; above all, it protects the children. This is why we say that love is something more than a sentiment or an instinct. In its very essence, it is a form of dedication and self-surrender. In marital love, two persons say to one another consciously and voluntarily: You are so important to me, you are so unique to me, that I want to be with you only, forever!

— GERHARD CARDINAL MÜLLER
from The Hope of the Family

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