Ne pouvant supprimer l'amour, l'Eglise a voulu au moins le desinfecter, et elle a fait le mariage.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Unable to eliminate love, the Church chose at least to disinfect it, and it made marriage.
- In plain terms
- Since love can't be removed, the Church tried to control it by creating marriage.
- What can you take from it?
- Institutions may reshape natural feelings into formal structures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does marriage change the experience of love?
- Can love be fully regulated?
Another view
It assumes marriage fully contains or 'disinfects' love.
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