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How a ‘culture of distraction’ is keeping millennials from marrying

How a ‘culture of distraction’ is keeping millennials from marrying

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Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — Consumerism. A culture of distraction. Fear of commitment. These are some of the factors driving today's young people away from marriage, said a theologian reflecting on the words of Pope Francis in the U.S. "In short, the habits of life promoted by the culture prior to marriage scarcely help form in young people the habits needed for a life of marriage and family," Dr. David L. Schindler told CNA in a recent interview.

Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) — Consumerism. A culture of distraction. Fear of commitment. These are some of the factors driving today's young people away from marriage, said a theologian reflecting on the words of Pope Francis in the U.S. "In short, the habits of life promoted by the culture prior to marriage scarcely help form in young people the habits needed for a life of marriage and family," Dr. David L. Schindler told CNA in a recent interview.…