THE kindest thing to do with the new report Men, Women and
Marriage is to ignore it. It contributes nothing new to the
present debate about how different forms of relationship might
constitute marriage. It speaks of a unique relationship between a
man and a woman without ever explaining this contention. Seldom
clear, the text adopts a particular obscurity whenever a
contentious matter is touched upon, such as the complementarity of
the sexes. Yet it combines this with a dogmatism that is at odds
with its purpose as a study document. What on earth were the
Bishops thinking when they agreed to its publication?