The Catholic teaching on marriage is almost disappeared from the earth:
God created Adam and Eve, and commanded them to be fruitful and multiply and to subdue the earth. The purpose of holy matrimony is first procreative, secondly unitive, and thirdly a remedy for concupiscence. The connubial act is intrinsically sacred because by it, a husband and wife participate with almighty God in the creation of an immortal human soul.
From this foundational doctrine flows all proscriptions against contraception, fornication, adultery, divorce, and unnatural acts. From its rich font come all the happy fruits for family life intended by our Maker for our good and His glory.
Originally posted 27 January 2017
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