Things are never going to be the same, Cain. This angry outburst will haunt you the rest of your life. You'll try to wander away from it, but it will always be there, in the back of your mind, on the lips of your neighbors. But I will put my mark of protection upon you. And nobody is going to do to you what you did to Abel.
Families never stop loving, even when one of their members does an absolutely horrible thing.
We will have a more caring and nurturing community if you take time to tend and nourish and care for the love in your family. This section on the Social Principles deals not only with families and with marriage, with the goodness of the single life, but also with such devastating issues as divorce, abortion, homosexual rights, and there is even a brief statement on the huge topic of human sexuality. I've had 3 different graduate courses in it, had a year long course on sex therapy at the Marriage Council, have been married for 15 years, was a teenager once, and still I am filled with questions in this area. I feel like I'm just a beginner in understanding this wonderful gift of God. Still, there are some clear statements that need to be affirmed.