I know of one who had a young child, although she's older now. You'd expect that sort of thing to happen occasionally even with deacons in their 50s who are not continent and who abide by Church teaching regarding openness to children. Late pregnancies happen.
I know of one who had a young child, although she's older now. You'd expect that sort of thing to happen occasionally even with deacons in their 50s who are not continent and who abide by Church teaching regarding openness to children. Late pregnancies happen.
Oh, I didn't think you sounded critical at all! I was actually just thinking that while part of the motive for continent deacons was the high regard the Church placed on it, part of it could easily also have been that that is the only moral way to ensure you have no more children, even once you're older. The population skew makes good practical sense for most people.
I know of one who had a young child, although she's older now. You'd expect that sort of thing to happen occasionally even with deacons in their 50s who are not continent and who abide by Church teaching regarding openness to children. Late pregnancies happen.
Oh, I didn't think you sounded critical at all! I was actually just thinking that while part of the motive for continent deacons was the high regard the Church placed on it, part of it could easily also have been that that is the only moral way to ensure you have no more children, even once you're older. The population skew makes good practical sense for most people.