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>And while I acknowledge there are exceptions, that is generally very questionable judgement.
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Spend some time in Europe.
My late wife had dozens of first cousins in Bavaria, which has a rich Catholic tradition.
I'm in touch with them.
Not a single parent of the generation after hers - more than a dozen- is married.

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>>I suspect that by the time my grandsons become grandparents the word 'family' will take its place next to 'tribe' and 'clan.'
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>>A golf buddy is a catholic priest.
>>I have urged him, when he performs marriage ceremonies, to issue the equivalent of the Surgeon General's warning.
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>Of all the things I've heard said, that is one of the most disappointing.

I agree. It's even more disappointing to know that the priest agreed with me.
The unspoken truth is that most of the families begotten after 2K will crumble.
The personal and social cost is enormous.