Dear Dr Peter Kwasniewski, I’m sorry you find my arguments in the post on your Facebook wall too sophisticated – I’m not sure what kind of response you are expecting but I was trying to sincerely reply to your article.
Given the social segregation between men and women in Jewish culture I think it’s fair to assume that any dancing at the …
Dear Dr Peter Kwasniewski, I’m sorry you find my arguments in the post on your Facebook wall too sophisticated – I’m not sure what kind of response you are expecting but I was trying to sincerely reply to your article.
Given the social segregation between men and women in Jewish culture I think it’s fair to assume that any dancing at the wedding feast at Cana would also have been sex segregated. At a stretch, perhaps it may have taken place in mixed groups, however I really can’t see members of the opposite sex dancing publicly with each other. I also cannot see Our Lord and Our Lady engaging in such dancing, based on their virtue and modesty, period.
Your outright dismissal of the Saints and clerics (or councils in the case of the Plenary Councils of Baltimore) who condemn dancing is perculiar in my opinion and unlike your usual take on other subjects.
I don’t think that my view is a case of placing more burdens on people than divine law places on them. The world may be sick with isolation but dancing is a problematic solution. It must be recognised that it is not for everyone – it can be a near occasion of sin for many and if dances are not regulated properly they can lead to moral degradation – this needs to be recognised and taught before it is promoted blindly.
Frankly your comment “it's obvious you are not from the West and don't understand how things work over here” is racist! Matchmaking does not imply blindly marrying without getting to know each other. I was simply suggesting that like dancing may be used to introduce men and women to each other, there are other forms of social matchmaking like organising picnics or dinners which do not present the same dangers as dancing.
Dear Dr Peter Kwasniewski, I’m sorry you find my arguments in the post on your Facebook wall too sophisticated – I’m not sure what kind of response you are expecting but I was trying to sincerely reply to your article.
Given the social segregation between men and women in Jewish culture I think it’s fair to assume that any dancing at the wedding feast at Cana would also have been sex segregated. At a stretch, perhaps it may have taken place in mixed groups, however I really can’t see members of the opposite sex dancing publicly with each other. I also cannot see Our Lord and Our Lady engaging in such dancing, based on their virtue and modesty, period.
Your outright dismissal of the Saints and clerics (or councils in the case of the Plenary Councils of Baltimore) who condemn dancing is perculiar in my opinion and unlike your usual take on other subjects.
I don’t think that my view is a case of placing more burdens on people than divine law places on them. The world may be sick with isolation but dancing is a problematic solution. It must be recognised that it is not for everyone – it can be a near occasion of sin for many and if dances are not regulated properly they can lead to moral degradation – this needs to be recognised and taught before it is promoted blindly.
Frankly your comment “it's obvious you are not from the West and don't understand how things work over here” is racist! Matchmaking does not imply blindly marrying without getting to know each other. I was simply suggesting that like dancing may be used to introduce men and women to each other, there are other forms of social matchmaking like organising picnics or dinners which do not present the same dangers as dancing.
Great response!