Church Fathers Defend Church’s Views on Marriage

October 26, 2011 by admin No Comments

The Catholic Church views marriage as not merely a necessary union in order to create more humans, but as a holy covenant between a man and a woman which mirrors the relationship of Christ and His Church. Thanks to www.catholicbasictraining.com for providing the evidence [below] about how the Church Fathers viewed and defended this sacramental [...]

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Ritual of Marriage: 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

August 26, 2011 by admin No Comments

by Herbert Thurston The form for the celebration of the Sacrament of Matrimony, as it stands in the “Rituale Romanum” of the present day, is remarkably simple. It consists of the following elements: A declaration of consent made by both parties and formally ratified by the priest in the words: “Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium [...]

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