6 October 2024 – 27th Sunday “B”
Gen 2, 18-24; Heb 2, 9-11; Mark 10, 2-16
Homily
The relationship between man and woman has such an influence on the development of every society, particularly through the procreation of sons and daughters, that all societies have developed very rigid codes concerning the exercise of sexuality. Even in societies that we consider primitive and that seem very tolerant in this area, the regulation of the exercise of sexuality by means of various types of taboos and social conventions is very strong. All this was part of the development of the human race towards complete humanisation. The Law of Moses and its interpretation by various generations of rabbis was a stage in this human process -- under the inspiration of the Spirit of God.