Sentences with phrase «sacramental marriage»
The phrase "sacramental marriage" refers to a wedding ceremony that is considered sacred or holy in certain religious traditions, particularly in Christianity. It is a marriage that is consecrated and believed to be blessed by God, with the couple committing to a lifelong partnership in the presence of God and their faith community. It often involves specific rituals and vows that are recognized as spiritually significant. Full definition
Hence he can, for example, be of the opinion that the Church could give up the indissolubility of sacramental marriage just as well as the ecclesial form of contracting a marriage, or that she could change the very principles of sexual morality because formerly she took a different authoritative, though not definitive, view of their application, which will perhaps have to be revised.
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We surmised that «the rules» in these matters must only apply to sacramental marriages in the Church, entered into by Catholics.
I want to insist, however, that when we are dealing with a valid sacramental marriage, in no way is it possible to dissolve that matrimonial bond: neither the pope nor any other bishop has the authority to do so, because this reality is not their concern but, rather, belongs to God.
It does not share the fundamental Catholic convictions about sacramental marriage: an exclusive, lifelong union of man and woman that is open to new life, a faithful and unbreakable bond mirroring God's love for humanity and, specifically, Christ's love for the Church.
But in so far as attitudes among younger Catholics about Catholic sacramental marriages fit into the swath of millennials views, Pope Francis comments miss a lot of nuance.
Sacramental marriage points to an underlying marital «communion» that delights in love for its own sake.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: «Divorce does injury to the covenant of salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the sign.
The Church can certainly not give up the principle of the indissolubility of a consummated sacramental marriage, because she is bound by the words of Christ in the gospel, even, despite a single contrary intervention at the Council, in the case of an innocent party.
Those eligible for sacramental marriage will find Ave Maria Singles ™ an ideal place to meet a like - minded person of faith.
It is an ecology of the difference between men and women that is simultaneously safeguarded and challenged within the context of sacramental marriage.
In the patristic period, marriage was held to be an indissoluable sacrament that transcended death; therefore a person could enter into only one sacramental marriage in a lifetime.
In 1817, the Department of Catholic Theology hosted an academic essay contest reflecting on the previous three decades of theological controversy, in which the ex-Jesuit Karl Joseph Michaeler (1735 — 1804) and Benedict Werkmeister (1745 — 1823) argued for the possibility of a divorce of a valid sacramental marriage.
In this regard, the Church can not allow divorce in the case of a sacramental marriage that has been contracted and consummated.
In reality, only the death of a spouse dissolves the bond of a sacramental marriage.
«It's provisional, and because of this the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null.
Yet, it is fascinating to see how Frenzel tries to use the Council of Trent to support his view that a sacramental marriage was dissolvable.
The Cardinal has never argued against the indissolubility of a valid, sacramental marriage or doubted it, but a number of theologians believe that his proposal would ultimately lead to floating ideas such as Frenzel's.
He went so far as to suggest, but did not develop the idea, that homosexuals who had been ordained were not validly ordained, homosexuality being an «impediment» to ordination in the same way that there may be impediments to a valid sacramental marriage.
Against such an ancient and affirming tradition, Francis's assertion that «the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null» shocked both common sense and Catholic sensibility.
«It is not clear that divorced people who remarry after a first, sacramental marriage can in no circumstances be admitted to the sacraments as long as they stand by the second marriage.»
First, the teaching of Christ and his Church is clear: A sacramental marriage is indissoluble.
Second, those persons whose state of life contradicts the indissolubility of sacramental marriage can not be admitted to the Eucharist.
Malick's film aspires to an elevated and mature look at nuptial vows, love, faithfulness, and infidelity within the context of sacramental marriage.
She says that her sacramental marriage to Al was made null by Al's actions and his continued refusal to repent.