Radical_JJ Life_NN1 Extension_NN1 :_: Implications_NN2 for_IF Roman_JJ Catholicism_NN1 What_DDQ would_VM be_VBI the_AT implications_NN2 for_IF Roman_JJ Catholicism_NN1 if_CS persons_NN2 were_VBDR to_TO live_VVI for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 rather_CS21 than_CS22 for_IF decades_NNT2 ?_? 
This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT question_NN1 I_PPIS1 will_VM address_VVI in_II this_DD1 chapter_NN1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 the_AT further_JJR question_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ is_VBZ the_AT likely_JJ response_NN1 of_IO the_AT Roman_JJ Catholic_JJ Church_NN1 to_II the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO radical_JJ life_NN1 extension_NN1 (_( RLE_NP1 )_) ?_? 
There_EX are_VBR no_AT official_NN1 or_CC even_RR unofficial_JJ Roman_JJ Catholic_JJ responses_NN2 to_II these_DD2 questions_NN2 ,_, because_CS the_AT issue_NN1 is_VBZ so_RG speculative_JJ and_CC new_JJ ._. 
So_RR my_APPGE chapter_NN1 here_RL will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 experiment_NN1 ,_, based_VVN on_II my_APPGE knowledge_NN1 of_IO Roman_JJ Catholic_JJ theology_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO assumptions_NN2 ._. 
What_DDQ are_VBR those_DD2 assumptions_NN2 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 will_VM assume_VVI that_CST RLE_NP1 will_VM occur_VVI ,_, that_DD1 medical_JJ techniques_NN2 will_VM make_VVI it_PPH1 possible_JJ to_TO arrest_VVI aging_NN1 ._. 
In_II theory_NN1 this_DD1 would_VM mean_VVI that_CST people_NN would_VM not_XX die_VVI of_IO old_JJ age_NN1 ,_, though_CS they_PPHS2 might_VM die_VVI of_IO other_JJ causes_NN2 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 accidents_NN2 ,_, murder_NN1 ,_, suicide_NN1 ,_, natural_JJ disasters_NN2 ,_, or_CC war_NN1 ._. 
Presumably_RR ,_, RLE_NP1 would_VM also_RR mean_VVI that_DD1 major_JJ diseases_NN2 would_VM be_VBI cured_VVN or_CC be_VBI curable_JJ ._. 
Thus_RR persons_NN2 born_VVN in_II the_AT age_NN1 of_IO RLE_NP1 could_VM look_VVI forward_RL to_II lives_NN2 measured_VVN in_II centuries_NNT2 ,_, rather_II21 than_II22 decades_NNT2 ._. 
But_CCB this_DD1 also_RR entails_VVZ the_AT assumption_NN1 that_CST a_AT1 high_JJ level_NN1 of_IO futuristic_JJ health_NN1 care_NN1 would_VM be_VBI available_JJ continuously_RR for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ,_, which_DDQ in_II turn_NN1 means_VVZ that_CST advanced_VVD technical_JJ society_NN1 would_VM be_VBI stable_JJ for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ._. 
For_IF if_CS there_EX were_VBDR social_JJ collapse_NN1 ,_, economic_JJ collapse_NN1 ,_, political_JJ unrest_NN1 ,_, revolution_NN1 ,_, widespread_JJ war_NN1 ,_, or_CC environmental_JJ and_CC resource_VV0 failure_NN1 ,_, then_RT in_II all_DB likelihood_NN1 the_AT requisite_JJ health_NN1 care_NN1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI available_JJ ,_, and_CC people_NN would_VM die_VVI of_IO disease_NN1 ,_, famine_NN1 ,_, or_CC other_JJ disorders_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR a_AT1 glance_NN1 at_II history_NN1 suggests_VVZ that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ very_RG unlikely_JJ that_CST our_APPGE highly_RR technological_JJ society_NN1 will_VM continue_VVI as_CSA is_VBZ for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR threatened_VVN already_RR with_IW overpopulation_NN1 ,_, war_NN1 ,_, terrorism_NN1 ,_, environmental_JJ decline_NN1 ,_, and_CC resource_VV0 failure_NN1 ,_, not_XX to_TO mention_VVI declining_JJ educational_JJ levels_NN2 in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 and_CC Europe_NP1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ unlikely_JJ that_CST RLE_NP1 will_VM succeed_VVI and_CC become_VVI widespread_JJ ._. 
But_II21 for_II22 the_AT purposes_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 chapter_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 will_VM assume_VVI that_CST it_PPH1 does_VDZ ._. 
What_DDQ then_RT would_VM be_VBI the_AT implications_NN2 for_IF Catholicism_NN1 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ would_VM be_VBI the_AT likely_JJ Catholic_JJ response_NN1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 will_VM approach_VVI these_DD2 questions_NN2 by_II considering_VVG the_AT implications_NN2 of_IO RLE_NP1 for_IF the_AT narratives_NN2 that_CST are_VBR foundational_JJ to_II the_AT Catholic_JJ Christian_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 Catholic_JJ doctrines_NN2 ,_, practices_NN2 ,_, and_CC institutions_NN2 ._. 
After_CS this_DD1 ,_, I_PPIS1 will_VM consider_VVI what_DDQ I_PPIS1 think_VV0 the_AT likely_JJ response_NN1 of_IO Catholic_JJ theologians_NN2 and_CC bishops_NN2 would_VM be_VBI to_II RLE_NP1 ._. 
Narratives_NN2 The_AT foundational_JJ narratives_NN2 for_IF Roman_JJ Catholicism_NN1 are_VBR the_AT same_DA as_CSA for_IF other_JJ branches_NN2 of_IO Christianity_NN1 :_: the_AT creation_NN1 stories_NN2 in_II Genesis_NP1 ;_; the_AT story_NN1 of_IO the_AT sin_NN1 and_CC "_" fall_NN1 "_" of_IO Adam_NP1 and_CC Eve_NP1 ;_; the_AT Noahic_JJ flood_NN1 ;_; the_AT covenants_NN2 God_NP1 makes_VVZ with_IW Noah_NP1 ,_, Abraham_NP1 ,_, and_CC Moses_NP1 ;_; the_AT Israelite_JJ prophetic_JJ tradition_NN1 ;_; and_CC the_AT New_JJ Covenant_NN1 made_VVN through_II Jesus_NP1 the_AT Christ_NP1 ._. 
What_DDQ do_VD0 these_DD2 narratives_NN2 tell_VVI us_PPIO2 about_II life_NN1 and_CC life_NN1 extension_NN1 ?_? 
First_MD of_IO all_DB ,_, they_PPHS2 tell_VV0 us_PPIO2 that_DD1 life_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT gift_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ._. 
In_II the_AT Genesis_NN1 narratives_NN2 ,_, God_NP1 creates_VVZ all_DB animal_NN1 life_NN1 and_CC human_JJ life_NN1 ._. 
And_CC life_NN1 is_VBZ good_JJ ._. 
God_NP1 blesses_VVZ living_JJ things_NN2 ,_, saying_VVG ,_, "_" Be_VBI fruitful_JJ and_CC multiply_VV0 "_" (_( Genesis_NP1 1:22_MC )_) ._. 
In_II the_AT initial_JJ picture_NN1 of_IO creation_NN1 ,_, the_AT Garden_NN1 of_IO Eden_NP1 story_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX clear_RR if_CS there_EX was_VBDZ death_NN1 in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
God_NP1 gives_VVZ the_AT green_JJ plants_NN2 to_II everything_PN1 that_CST has_VHZ the_AT breath_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ,_, including_II humans_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 would_VM seem_VVI to_TO imply_VVI that_CST in_II the_AT paradisial_JJ state_NN1 of_IO Eden_NP1 ,_, animals_NN2 did_VDD not_XX eat_VVI each_PPX221 other_PPX222 ,_, nor_CC did_VDD humans_NN2 eat_VVI the_AT animals_NN2 ._. 
Only_RR after_II humans_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN cast_VVN out_II21 of_II22 Eden_NP1 were_VBDR they_PPHS2 allowed_VVN to_TO eat_VVI animals_NN2 ,_, and_CC then_RT only_RR the_AT flesh_NN1 without_IW blood_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT blood_NN1 was_VBDZ thought_VVN to_TO be_VBI the_AT life_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ belonged_VVD to_II God_NP1 :_: "_" You_PPY shall_VM not_XX eat_VVI flesh_NN1 with_IW its_APPGE life_NN1 ,_, that_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, its_APPGE blood_NN1 "_" (_( Genesis_NP1 9:4_MC )_) ._. 
Life_NN1 ,_, then_RT ,_, is_VBZ the_AT gift_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC belongs_VVZ to_II God_NP1 ;_; there_EX is_VBZ no_AT hint_NN1 in_II the_AT Genesis_NN1 creation_NN1 accounts_VVZ that_DD1 life_NN1 is_VBZ due_II21 to_II22 a_AT1 purely_RR natural_JJ evolutionary_JJ process_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ ,_, then_RT ,_, does_VDZ death_NN1 come_VVN from_II in_II the_AT foundational_JJ narratives_NN2 ?_? 
It_PPH1 appears_VVZ to_TO come_VVI from_II sin_NN1 ._. 
Certainly_RR this_DD1 is_VBZ true_JJ of_IO humans_NN2 ._. 
The_AT result_NN1 of_IO the_AT sin_NN1 of_IO Adam_NP1 and_CC Eve_NP1 is_VBZ that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR cast_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Garden_NN1 ,_, denied_VVD access_NN1 to_II the_AT tree_NN1 of_IO life_NN1 ,_, and_CC cursed_VVN with_IW death_NN1 :_: "_" You_PPY are_VBR dust_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO dust_VVI you_PPY shall_VM return_VVI "_" (_( Genesis_NP1 3:19_MC )_) ._. 
Eschatology_NN1 What_DDQ would_VM be_VBI the_AT impact_NN1 of_IO RLE_NP1 on_II Christian_JJ and_CC specifically_RR Catholic_JJ eschatology_NN1 ?_? 
To_II some_DD extent_NN1 this_DD1 depends_VVZ on_II our_APPGE definition_NN1 of_IO eschatology_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR at_RR21 least_RR22 two_MC meanings_NN2 :_: (_( 1_MC1 )_) eschatology_NN1 means_VVZ the_AT end_NN1 times_NNT2 ,_, when_RRQ the_AT Lord_NN1 comes_VVZ again_RT to_TO judge_VVI all_DB the_AT living_NN1 and_CC the_AT dead_JJ and_CC human_JJ history_NN1 on_II earth_NN1 (_( but_CCB not_XX in_II the_AT afterlife_NN1 )_) comes_VVZ to_II a_AT1 close_JJ ,_, and_CC (_( 2_MC )_) eschatology_NN1 means_VVZ the_AT end_NN1 time_NNT1 for_IF each_DD1 individual_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ will_VM begin_VVI when_RRQ that_DD1 individualdies_NN2 ._. 
In_II Catholic_JJ thinking_NN1 ,_, each_DD1 individual_NN1 undergoes_VVZ a_AT1 personal_JJ judgment_NN1 immediately_RR upon_II death_NN1 ._. 
Some_DD ,_, whose_DDQGE love_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC neighbor_NN1 is_VBZ complete_JJ ,_, are_VBR ready_JJ for_IF heaven_NN1 ;_; others_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS have_VH0 turned_VVN irrevocably_RR against_II God_NP1 ,_, would_VM presumably_RR go_VVI to_II hell_NN1 (_( which_DDQ is_VBZ nothing_PN1 else_RR than_CSN the_AT absence_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 )_) ._. 
Others_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS have_VH0 some_DD faith_NN1 ,_, but_CCB whose_DDQGE love_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC neighbor_NN1 needs_VVZ purification_NN1 ,_, would_VM find_VVI themselves_PPX2 in_II Purgatory_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 state_NN1 in_II which_DDQ their_APPGE love_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC neighbor_NN1 undergoes_VVZ purification_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC ,_, put_VV0 another_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, purgatory_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 state_NN1 in_II which_DDQ persons_NN2 continue_VV0 their_APPGE growth_NN1 after_II death_NN1 into_II a_AT1 perfect_JJ love_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ._. 
Both_DB2 views_NN2 of_IO eschatology_NN1 are_VBR current_JJ in_II Catholic_JJ teaching_NN1 ._. 
In_II practice_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, few_DA2 Catholics_NN2 think_VV0 the_AT second_MD coming_NN1 or_CC parousia_NN1 is_VBZ imminent_JJ ._. 
In_II this_DD1 ,_, Catholics_NN2 differ_VV0 greatly_RR from_II those_DD2 Protestant_JJ groups_NN2 that_CST expect_VV0 to_TO be_VBI caught_VVN up_RP into_II heaven_NN1 in_II their_APPGE lifetime_NNT1 of_IO "_" rapture_NN1 ._. "_" 
Though_CS the_AT Church_NN1 still_RR prays_VVZ for_IF the_AT second_MD coming_NN1 in_II masses_NN2 ,_, in_II practice_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 seems_VVZ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, its_APPGE expected_JJ date_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN postponed_VVN almost_RR indefinitely_RR ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 doubt_VV0 that_CST RLE_NP1 would_VM affect_VVI this_DD1 aspect_NN1 of_IO eschatology_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM ,_, however_RR ,_, affect_VVI the_AT second_MD aspect_NN1 of_IO eschatology_NN1 ._. 
When_RRQ priests_NN2 or_CC theologians_NN2 talk_VV0 about_II eschatology_NN1 today_RT ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ often_RR the_AT second_MD meaning_NN1 they_PPHS2 talk_VV0 about_II ._. 
Each_DD1 of_IO us_PPIO2 will_VM die_VVI within_II some_DD decades_NNT2 and_CC therefore_RR ought_VMK to_TO be_VBI prepared_VVN to_TO meet_VVI the_AT Lord_NN1 in_II judgment_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS we_PPIS2 do_VD0 not_XX know_VVI when_RRQ we_PPIS2 will_VM die_VVI --_NN1 it_PPH1 could_VM be_VBI this_RG very_JJ day_NNT1 --_NN1 we_PPIS2 should_VM be_VBI prepared_VVN at_II all_DB times_NNT2 to_TO return_VVI to_II God_NP1 ._. 
This_DD1 is_VBZ Jesus_NP1 's_GE own_DA teaching_NN1 :_: "_" Keep_VV0 awake_JJ ,_, therefore_RR ,_, for_IF you_PPY know_VV0 neither_RR the_AT day_NNT1 nor_CC the_AT hour_NNT1 "_" (_( Matthew_NP1 25_MC :_: 13_MC )_) ._. 
What_DDQ does_VDZ preparation_NN1 for_IF death_NN1 entail_VV0 ?_? 
In_II traditional_JJ Catholic_JJ spirituality_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, Robert_NP1 Bellarmine_NP1 's_GE The_AT Art_NN1 of_IO Dying_JJ (_( Ars_NP1 Moriendi_NP1 )_) ,_, it_PPH1 means_VVZ learning_VVG to_TO be_VBI detached_VVN from_II the_AT world_NN1 and_CC the_AT goods_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 (_( especially_RR wealth_NN1 )_) ,_, developing_VVG a_AT1 deep_JJ relationship_NN1 with_IW God_NP1 through_II prayer_NN1 ,_, learning_VVG to_TO forgive_VVI and_CC to_TO love_VVI ,_, and_CC cultivating_VVG hope_NN1 ._. 
In_RR21 short_RR22 ,_, it_PPH1 means_VVZ living_VVG according_II21 to_II22 the_AT ideals_NN2 of_IO the_AT Sermon_NN1 on_II the_AT Mount_NN1 ,_, and_CC living_VVG in_II the_AT grace_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 ,_, especially_RR the_AT grace_NN1 of_IO faith_NN1 ,_, hope_VV0 ,_, and_CC love_NN1 ._. 
Only_RR the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC Christ_NP1 accompanies_VVZ us_PPIO2 through_II death_NN1 ,_, so_CS it_PPH1 is_VBZ important_JJ to_TO try_VVI to_TO live_VVI in_II that_DD1 presence_NN1 daily_RR ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 whenever_RRQV one_PN1 dies_VVZ ,_, one_PN1 dies_VVZ in_II the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO God_NP1 and_CC Christ_NP1 ._. 
Ideally_RR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, from_II a_AT1 Christian_JJ view_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 should_VM live_VVI this_DD1 way_NN1 all_DB the_AT time_NNT1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR several_DA2 reasons_NN2 why_RRQ most_DAT Christians_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX do_VDI this_DD1 ._. 
One_MC1 reason_NN1 is_VBZ sin_NN1 ,_, or_CC ,_, to_TO use_VVI a_AT1 more_RGR modern_JJ term_NN1 ,_, self-centeredness_NN1 ,_, egotism_NN1 ,_, or_CC ,_, as_CSA the_AT Buddhists_NN2 say_VV0 ,_, grasping_VVG ._. 
The_AT second_MD and_CC related_JJ reason_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT distractions_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
The_AT world_NN1 is_VBZ full_JJ of_IO pleasures_NN2 ,_, temptations_NN2 ,_, opportunities_NN2 ,_, and_CC distractions_NN2 ._. 
The_AT things_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 are_VBR good_JJ ,_, not_XX evil_JJ ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ easy_JJ to_TO become_VVI so_RR attached_VVN to_II the_AT things_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 ,_, so_RR distracted_VVN ,_, so_RG busy_JJ ,_, that_CST we_PPIS2 forget_VV0 about_II God_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE centrality_NN1 ._. 
The_AT onset_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, tends_VVZ to_TO make_VVI people_NN realize_VVI that_CST the_AT goods_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 world_NN1 are_VBR transitory_JJ and_CC that_DD1 what_DDQ will_VM count_VVI in_II the_AT afterlife_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ we_PPIS2 might_VM call_VVI eternal_JJ goods_NN2 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 love_NN1 ._. 
The_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO death_NN1 calls_VVZ on_II people_NN to_TO reflect_VVI on_II their_APPGE ultimate_JJ purpose_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ ,_, in_II Christian_JJ tradition_NN1 ,_, to_TO become_VVI united_VVN in_II fellowship_NN1 with_IW God_NP1 ,_, and_CC with_IW the_AT communion_NN1 of_IO saints_NN2 ._. 
Or_CC ,_, in_II less_RGR theological_JJ terms_NN2 it_PPH1 is_VBZ to_TO recall_VVI people_NN to_II the_AT primacy_NN1 of_IO love_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 see_VV0 this_DD1 happening_NN1 in_II a_AT1 wonderful_JJ way_NN1 in_II Tuesdays_NPD2 with_IW Morrie_NP1 ._. 
In_II that_DD1 book_NN1 ,_, Morrie_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ not_XX a_AT1 particularly_RR religious_JJ man_NN1 ,_, came_VVD to_TO realize_VVI through_II his_APPGE process_NN1 of_IO dying_VVG what_DDQ really_RR mattered_VVN was_VBDZ love_NN1 and_CC forgiveness_NN1 ._. 
Practices_NN2 and_CC Institutions_NN2 The_AT most_RGT obvious_JJ practice_NN1 and_CC institution_NN1 to_TO be_VBI affected_VVN by_II RLE_NP1 would_VM be_VBI monogamous_JJ marriage_NN1 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 say_VVI people_NN can_VM anticipate_VVI living_VVG for_IF centuries_NNT2 ._. 
How_RGQ likely_JJ is_VBZ it_PPH1 that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM be_VBI willing_JJ to_TO commit_VVI to_II a_AT1 lifelong_JJ monogamous_JJ marriage_NN1 ,_, "_" till_CS death_NN1 do_VD0 us_PPIO2 part_NN1 "_" ?_? 
But_CCB if_CS they_PPHS2 would_VM not_XX make_VVI such_DA a_AT1 commitment_NN1 ,_, what_DDQ would_VM they_PPHS2 do_VDI ?_? 
Get_VV0 married_VVN ,_, have_VH0 kids_NN2 ,_, then_RT get_VV0 divorced_JJ and_CC marry_VV0 again_RT ,_, have_VH0 another_DD1 round_NN1 of_IO kids_NN2 ,_, and_RR31 so_RR32 on_RR33 for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ?_? 
Possibly_RR they_PPHS2 would_VM ._. 
But_CCB if_CS this_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT case_NN1 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 were_VBDR to_TO remain_VVI in_II the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NN1 ,_, the_AT church_NN1 would_VM have_VHI to_TO change_VVI its_APPGE teaching_NN1 on_II divorce_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 actually_RR seems_VVZ to_II me_PPIO1 to_TO be_VBI one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT likely_JJ effects_NN2 of_IO RLE_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 hard_JJ time_NNT1 imagining_VVG that_CST many_DA2 people_NN would_VM commit_VVI to_II marriages_NN2 which_DDQ would_VM last_VVI hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ more_RGR likely_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 would_VM not_XX marry_VVI at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, but_CCB simply_RR live_VV0 together_RL (_( this_DD1 is_VBZ already_RR becoming_VVG more_RRR and_CC more_RGR common_JJ )_) ._. 
Or_CC ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM leave_VVI the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NN1 and_CC join_VVI a_AT1 church_NN1 that_CST allowed_VVD divorce_NN1 and_CC remarriage_NN1 ._. 
Either_DD1 way_NN1 ,_, there_EX would_VM be_VBI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO pressure_NN1 on_II the_AT Catholic_JJ Church_NN1 to_TO modify_VVI its_APPGE strict_JJ teaching_NN1 on_II divorce_NN1 and_CC remarriage_NN1 ._. 
There_EX would_VM probably_RR be_VBI other_JJ changes_NN2 too_RR ._. 
For_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, those_DD2 entering_VVG religious_JJ orders_NN2 and_CC the_AT priesthood_NN1 also_RR make_VV0 vows_NN2 that_CST are_VBR supposedly_RR binding_VVG for_IF life_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 might_VM change_VVI if_CSW life_NN1 comes_VVZ to_TO be_VBI measured_VVN in_II centuries_NNT2 ._. 
In_II practice_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, many_DA2 people_NN enter_VV0 religious_JJ orders_NN2 or_CC the_AT priesthood_NN1 ,_, then_RT leave_VV0 ._. 
But_CCB there_EX is_VBZ no_AT history_NN1 of_IO temporary_JJ vows_NN2 to_II the_AT priesthood_NN1 or_CC religious_JJ orders_NN2 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VVI if_CS these_DD2 institutions_NN2 would_VM change_VVI ._. 
Again_RT ,_, bishops_NN2 are_VBR now_RT asked_VVN to_TO retire_VVI at_II 75_MC and_CC cardinals_NN2 at_II 80_MC ,_, and_CC there_EX is_VBZ no_AT limit_NN1 to_II the_AT term_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 pope_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM we_PPIS2 witness_VVI popes_NN2 who_PNQS remained_VVD in_II office_NN1 for_IF hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 ?_? 
Or_CC would_VM the_AT term_NN1 limits_VVZ for_IF bishops_NN2 and_CC popes_NN2 be_VBI revised_VVN upward_RL ?_? 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
Most_DAT likely_JJ ,_, term_NN1 limits_NN2 would_VM stay_VVI in_II place_NN1 for_IF bishops_NN2 and_CC cardinals_NN2 and_CC would_VM be_VBI put_VVN in_II place_NN1 for_IF popes_NN2 ._. 
Other_JJ :_: Likely_JJ Response_NN1 of_IO the_AT Magisterium_NN1 to_II Radical_JJ Life_NN1 Extension_NN1 What_DDQ would_VM be_VBI the_AT likely_JJ response_NN1 of_IO the_AT Catholic_JJ Magisterium_NN1 be_VBI to_II the_AT advent_NN1 of_IO RLE_NP1 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM be_VBI negative_JJ ,_, largely_RR because_II21 of_II22 the_AT effect_NN1 of_IO RLE_NP1 on_II the_AT Common_JJ Good_JJ ._. 
Right_RR now_RT we_PPIS2 are_VBR facing_VVG a_AT1 world_NN1 in_II which_DDQ there_EX is_VBZ relative_JJ wealth_NN1 in_II the_AT West_ND1 and_CC massive_JJ poverty_NN1 in_II third_MD world_NN1 countries_NN2 ._. 
Millions_NNO2 of_IO people_NN live_VV0 on_RP less_DAR than_CSN a_AT1 few_DA2 dollars_NNU2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Economic_JJ disparity_NN1 is_VBZ growing_JJ ,_, not_XX shrinking_VVG ,_, both_RR in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 and_CC across_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR witnessing_VVG an_AT1 excessive_JJ and_CC growing_JJ population_NN1 ,_, declining_VVG natural_JJ resources_NN2 ,_, increasing_JJ pollution_NN1 ,_, and_CC increased_JJ risk_NN1 of_IO natural_JJ disasters_NN2 (_( due_II21 to_II22 global_JJ warming_NN1 )_) ._. 
Furthermore_RR ,_, in_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 and_CC probably_RR worldwide_RL ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ a_AT1 world_NN1 in_II which_DDQ all_DB these_DD2 burdens_NN2 are_VBR being_VBG passed_VVN on_II21 to_II22 the_AT young_JJ ._. 
In_II the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 example_REX22 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR generating_VVG enormous_JJ budget_NN1 deficits_NN2 and_CC debt_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ we_PPIS2 are_VBR passing_VVG on_RP to_II the_AT young_JJ ._. 
But_CCB at_II the_AT same_DA time_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR passing_VVG on_II a_AT1 declining_JJ resource_NN1 base_NN1 ,_, more_DAR pollution_NN1 ,_, and_CC fewer_DAR good_JJ jobs_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 believe_VV0 all_DB these_DD2 trends_NN2 ,_, especially_RR population_NN1 growth_NN1 and_CC economic_JJ disparity_NN1 ,_, would_VM probably_RR (_( but_CCB not_XX necessarily_RR ,_, for_IF reasons_NN2 given_VVN above_RL )_) ,_, be_VBI accelerated_VVN by_II RLE_NP1 ._. 
In_II a_AT1 world_NN1 where_RRQ most_DAT people_NN can_VM not_XX manage_VVI a_AT1 dollar_NNU1 a_AT1 day_NNT1 for_IF medical_JJ expenses_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX imagine_VVI that_CST the_AT majority_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 population_NN1 will_VM ever_RR have_VHI access_NN1 to_II the_AT medical_JJ technology_NN1 to_TO extend_VVI their_APPGE lives_NN2 to_II hundreds_NNO2 of_IO years_NNT2 or_CC more_RRR ._. 
