We Go Together (Like Rama Lama Lama)

Man and woman were made "for each other" - not that God left them half-made and incomplete: he created them to be a communion of persons, in which each can be "helpmate" to the other, for they are equal as persons ("bone of my bones. . .") and complementary as masculine and feminine. In marriage God unites them in such a way that, by forming "one flesh", they can transmit human life: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth." By transmitting human life to their descendants, man and woman as spouses and parents cooperate in a unique way in the Creator's work. (CCC 372)

The key word in this Catechism reference is that man and woman are complimentary. The Catechism states in paragraph 370 that God is neither male or female. Considering that both sexes are "created in His image," I wonder if the true essence of God is not best seen when man and woman join together in marriage and become one flesh? Only at that point do we as created get to work with God to create.

Any intelligent life form, God-faring or not, can see that man and woman are designed to fit together. Without making this a class on sexuality, it should be obvious to anyone that our body design does not support the concept of same sex unions. The Church in its wisdom pointed out that the advent of birth control and abortion would spell the doom of modern society. Once you take away the procreative aspect of our sexuality, you lose appreciation for the sanctity of marriage. By putting our own selfish pleasures above all of God's creation we downplay the significance of God.

It is therefore critical, as people of faith, that we recognize the dignity of both male and female while also recognizing that we each have unique strengths that were designed to be used together in complimentary fashion. While it may be true that a woman is capable of fixing her own carburetor and a man is perfectly able to iron his own clothes, we should never downplay the fact that we are not asexual creatures. Only in recognizing the uniqueness of our sex can we hope to fulfill God's plan in our life.