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The Roman Catholic Church\u2019s understanding of the permanent nature of marriage \u201cis really meant to be a countercultural position,\u201d says Professor Susan Ross of Loyola University Chicago’s theology department. \u201cThe Church\u2019s challenge is to find a way to hold marriage as this sacred bond, while recognizing the very human situation in which it falls apart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Roman Catholic Church\u2019s understanding of the permanent nature of marriage \u201cis really meant to be a countercultural position,\u201d says Professor Susan Ross of Loyola University Chicago\u2019s theology department. \u201cThe Church\u2019s challenge is to find a way to hold marriage as this sacred bond, while recognizing the very human situation in which it falls apart.\u201d More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":27346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[7215,7800,1352],"class_list":["post-27314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","tag-american-catholics","tag-divorce","tag-marriage","topics-faith-and-spirituality","faith-catholic"],"yoast_head":"\nSusan Ross Extended Interview | September 25, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS<\/title>\n<meta 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