Quantcast


Advertisement

The God Blog

Email | Print | Text - Text +

July 3, 2007 | 12:09 pm

Time to repent, Antonio, or pay the reaper

Posted by Brad A. Greenberg


My former colleague Beth Barrett broke the news today that LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s divorce was in fact caused by a little—OK, a lot—of extramarital activity. Now Chris Weinkopf, the LA Daily News’ editorial page editor, calls on his fellow Catholic to end the affair and repent.

Please. Look, I make no judgment on their souls—Lord knows, we all have our sins, and we all need mercy—but I’m not afraid to cast judgment on these “lovers’” actions. They are a despicable travesty that are causing great pain to Villaraigosa’s family, a pain that will endure for decades. I refuse to play the game of pretending that this “romance” is cute or healthy, or that it is a “private matter.”

Marriage is, by definition, a public matter. That’s why we hold weddings in public, and get the government to sanction them. Indeed, marriage is the foundational institution of our society. The violation of one’s wedding vows is much more than a private betrayal; its repercussions extend far beyond the couple. No, it’s not our business to monitor what goes on in the Villaraigosas’ home, but it is our duty not to condone adultery, and to support the aggrieved.

 

Adultery is not a new thing for Villaraigosa, as Connie Bruck wrote in The New Yorker in May.

1 Comments — Leave your comment

Share this post: del.icio.us Favicondel.icio.us Digg FaviconDigg Facebook FaviconFacebook Google FaviconGoogle Reddit FaviconReddit StumbleUpon FaviconStumbleUpon Technorati FaviconTechnorati YahooMyWeb FaviconYahooMyWeb

COMMENTS

We welcome your feedback. Comments may not exceed 700 characters.

Privacy Policy

Your information will not be shared or sold without your consent. Get all the details.

Terms of Service

JewishJournal.com has rules for its commenting community.Get all the details.

I think there is a Phoenix connection to this story.  I agree = repent…. and sin no more…

Comment by azron on 7/04/07 at 6:48 pm

Post a Comment

Name:  
Email:  

Type the word you see below:

Comment:


About this Blog

Blog Home
About the Blogger(s)
Contact

RSS


Blog Archive






Newspaper

Serving a community of 600,000, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles is the largest Jewish weekly outside New York City. Our award-winning paper reaches over 150,000 educated, involved and affluent readers each week. Subscribe here.

© Copyright 2012 Tribe Media Corp.
All rights reserved. JewishJournal.com is hosted by Nexcess.net. Homepage design by Koret Communications.
Widgets by Mijits. Site construction by Hop Studios.

counter fake hit page