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Secondly , we are to recognize that some aspects of marriage are matters of mutual submission . And thus it is rare that mathematicians are intuitive and that men of intuition are mathematicians , because mathematicians wish to treat matters of intuition mathematically and make themselves ridiculous , wishing to begin with definitions and then with axioms , which is not the way to proceed in this kind of reasoning . So in the end it is - - or should be - - clear that the unity of process philosophy is not doctrinal but thematic ; it is not a consensus or a thesis but rather a mere diffuse matter of type and approach . Call me an extremist , but I believe a woman 's right to choose abortion , or a same-sex couple 's right to the same legal recognition and benefits as everyone else , including marriage , are matters of constitutional dimension , not something that should be subjected to public-opinion polls like too much else in our society . Although some of these disagreements are matters of principle and not of taste , Christian charity should be practiced whenever one is uncertain . The interpretation and legal effect of written instruments are matters of law , and an appellate court exercises unlimited review . And on this subject , which is one on which it is difficult to convince unbelievers , any one who reads my last book , On the City of God , will find that I have discoursed with the utmost carefulness of which I am capable.5 The performance in question commences thus : ` Since it is written , ' etc. " We have , however , the catholic faith in the Creed , known to the faithful and committed to memory , contained in a form of expression as concise as has been rendered admissible by the circumstances of the case ; the purpose of which [ compilation ] was , that individuals who are but beginners and sucklings among those who have been born again in Christ , and who have not yet been strengthened by most diligent and spiritual handling and understanding of the divine Scriptures , should be furnished with a summary , expressed in few words , of those matters of necessary belief which were subsequently to be explained to them in many words , as they made progress and rose to [ the height of ] divine doctrine , on the assured and steadfast basis of humility and charity . The Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait , a small and neighbouring country , the record of the same Government in Iraq , in the use of chemical weapons against its Kurdish population , and in the aggression against Iran , are matters of most serious concern to all of us . In some measure , such social activism for an array of domestic concerns also improves our credibility in foreign policy matters : Legislative alliances created around shared social concerns carry over into other policy matters of particular interest to our community .