As I consider that at present very few are looking at this round-table, may I revisit one of my hobby horses?

I consider that in choosing whom to beatify and canonize the Church reveals its bias against the married state. Please see below.

These people are noted first of all as virgins. Their sanctity or contributions to the Church are not noted.

Even the Blessed Virgin Mary is noted usually for her virginity, rather than her motherhood of God.

However in the 'Hail Mary' the emphasis is correct:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.

If there is anyone out there, would (s)he like to reply?

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VATICAN CITY, APRIL 24, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI authorized three beatifications for the coming days, one each in Venezuela, Germany and Rome.

Candelaria de San Jose (born Susana Paz Castillo Ramirez), virgin and founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of the Third Regular Order of Venezuela, will be beatified April 27 in the stadium of the Central University of Caracas, Venezuela.

Maria Maddalena of the Incarnation (born Caterina Sordini), virgin and founder of the Order of Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, will be beatified May 3 in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran.

Maria Rosa Flesch (born Margherita), virgin and founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary of the Angels, will be beatified May 4 in the cathedral of Trier, Germany.
(ZENIT, The World Seen From Rome,
Daily dispatch - April 24, 2008)
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Regards,

Noelfitz.

Fishman
Good question you ask me.
I would have imagined that without a bias, due to their greater number, statistically married saints are under-represented among those canonized.

Well, I think you need to broaden what you are looking at to the whole of chapter 7 because 1 - 25 have a intragral relationship to the rest , establishing a precident for it.

trent said this about the matter:
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent/trentall.html

CANON X.-If any one saith, that the marriage state is to be placed above the state of virginity, or of celibacy, and that it is not better and more blessed to remain in virginity, or in celibacy, than to be united in matrimony; let him be anathema.

You should read all the cannon on marraige they are very intresting and still very much in force.