Ask young people to remember their first reactions on hearing the announcement of the wedding. Did they have strong feelings? Were they bored? Why does one wedding seem to matter so much to so many people?
Divorce and remarriage are a reality of modern life. But they are not yet approved of by the Church of England. Discuss the reasons for making remarriage difficult. If it were easier to get divorced and remarried in church would that weaken what marriage means? Is it important for marriage vows to be taken seriously?
Some people believe that the marriage will somehow be an insult to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. Talk about this. Why should the fact that his divorced first wife died in a car accident affect what Prince Charles does now? Some people have pointed out that Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles committed adultery. Does it matter that Diana did too? Talk about the moral questions that some people have raised. What do young people understand by them?
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