A bishop from the Idukki Diocese in Kerala has urged the youth to get married at the right time and to give marriage priority over education.
According to a report in Times Of India, Bishop Mar Mathew Anikkuzhikattil in a pastoral letter, meant to be read during a Sunday mass in the churches under Idukki Diocese has said:
Most youngsters think that they can delay marriage till they complete their education and get a good job. This is not the right perception, marriage is not an obstacle to pursuing education and obtaining jobs.Bishop Mar Mathew Anikkuzhikattil
The pastoral letter says the attitude of youngsters to postpone marriage for enjoying life results in the increase of “immoral tendencies among them.”
The bishop also urged married couples to encourage unmarried youngsters to get married.
Each parish should have at least 10 ideal couples, who should become role models for those unmarried.
The bishop added that people remaining unmarried for long could ruin the society.
“Sexual purity and chastity should not be considered as virtues of the olden times and should become a novel dedication for the future,” he added.
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