They believe, along the lines of social networks, that love can be connected or disconnected at the whim of the consumer, and the relationship quickly "blocked". We treat affective relationships the way we treat material objects and the environment : everything is disposable; everyone uses and throws away, takes and breaks, exploits and squeezes to the last drop. Then, goodbye. Pope Francis
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The idea that you can have a relationship without being connected to it is very common. When you are connected to someone, you share a bond and a connection. But we tend to treat all relationships the same way, regardless of how complex the relationship may be. We treat our relationships like we did our material possessions: we buy and throw away or use and break.

We consume and discard our relationships and do not see the value in them. At some point, we just "say goodbye" to all of them and move on to the next one.

Source: Amoris Laetitia: Apostolic Exhortation On The Family

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