It had been reported that Nicole Kidman had returned to the Church and was planning to bring her children up in the Catholic faith. Still, even before her wedding to Keith Urban many wondered how good her recent catechesis had been, so she had been living with him some months before the wedding. Now it turns out that she signed a prenuptial agreement with Mr. Urban, and that there is an escape clause in that agreement, in the case that he relapses into his addiction.
While it may bring some "good" publicity to Catholic Christianity to make high-profile converts (or reverts, as the case may be), still, at what price is such publicity gained? Do we neglect to address deficiencies (culpabale or otherwise) in their understanding and practice, just to be "welcoming" and not to alienate them? But who would be responsible for that alienation? After all, are they not alienating themselves from God through their own actions? While they may not be guilty of sin, can we really let them off so easily? Or should we not, if we really love them as we ought, tell them the truth?
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Actually, that prenup was denied by Nicole's publicist. It was on an article around the time of the wedding. I think there was even some threat of legal action. Of course, I suspect the media find the idea of a prenup more interesting hence that denial went nowhere.
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