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What's wrong with marrying your cousin?


JohnS's picture

By JohnS - Posted on 21 May 2008

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I like my cousin alot and we're falling for each other.....but I just wanna know what's wrong with it......now don't tell me about health problem bcz my I have a cousin who married his first cousin and they're just fine and their children are cute and healthy......now I'm Catholic but I'm not sure what the Bible or the Catechism of the Catholic Church says about that....any ideas........please don't answer by saying sick or that kinda crap........bcz I simply don't give a crap about that kind of answers....and yes I will report them

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the law states first cousins may not marry, because of concerns of genetic defects from intermarriage.

With over 6 1/2 billion people in the world..why does it have to be your cousin. Can't you get off the back porch and meet someone?
It sounds like you're looking for someone to support your idea though, so I'll just leave it at that.

if she is not blood related then there wouldn't be health issues it'd be like marrying a person outside of the family from a religious stand-point I'm not sure if that would still count as famliy, if she is however blood related there are health issues, they are the major concerns for inbreeding/incest, between family members, some claim there are exceptions for distance relatives, but immediate family members prove a high risk in health issues. Just because your cousin married his first cousin, and there kids are healthy, doesn't* mean yours will be. Why keep it all in the family? 6 million something people in the world. It seems you're just looking for someone to support this idea, so I'm just going to leave it as it is..
Jenxx

hello the Churches arn't going to say it's..they say ur going to hell.ok as 4 me i'm not going to say it's sick or stuff like that it's ur life and u do what ever u want with i.as 4 me yes i'm not going to lie.i had thoughts about my cuzn but thoughts r just thoughts now as for if i was ever take it to another level sorry but i really don't want to go 2 hell.
so good with it and have fun

kelly's picture

Your saying that you will report anyone who has anything negative to say about this topic? Someone should report you for asking such a sickening question. People can go to jail for marrying and having sexual relations with their blood relative, and you are not excluded.

caroline's picture

It's okay in Western Virginia.

Daniel's picture

2) Genetics...your too closely related and your kids run a much higher risk of birth defects

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