With their insistence on a pure and spotless
clergy, the Donatists have been refuted; there must be room for those who seek repetitive repentance and forgiveness, especially when
threatened by torture and death.
Strategies for improving marriages mentioned
by spouses ranged from arranging dates or other ways to spend more time together, to enlisting the help and advice of relatives or in - laws, consulting
clergy or secular counselors, or
threatening divorce and consulting divorce attorneys.