Vatican City, 12 October 2015 (VIS) –
During the Sixth General Congregation of the Synod, held on Saturday,
the Baiai couple spoke before the Holy Father and the Synod Fathers.
Catholic and married to for 39 years to a Hindu, Penelope Baiai spoke
about her
experience of interreligious marriage
as a couple, and in terms of faith and community, emphasising that
the outcome of an interreligious marriage is mutual respect so that
neither of the spouses feel obliged to renounce their faith. “This
religious freedom made the path of our marriage smooth and
successful”.
She also spoke about her experience as
the mother of two children, who accompanied her to Church and
attended Sunday School, but were not baptised. “It was my husband's
desire that both our children should be allowed the freedom of
choosing their own religion and I accepted it with a very large lump
in my throat”, she said, commenting that, however, “the
differences of religion were never a deterrent to us, for little
magic words like compromise, humility and sorry helped us to lose our
ego and live for the other”.
“Is there someone out there who knows
how a perfect marriage takes place?”, she joked, remarking that “we
are still learning and understanding our marriage every day. If if
were not for my husband's tolerance and love of Christianity and my
love and understanding of where he comes from, we would never have
been able to celebrate our life and inter-community differences”.
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