Christian Marriage and Family

CHRISTIAN
MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY
Marriage
MATRIMONY/ MARRIAGE:
Human love and

encounter between
God and the
couple.
ial elements of the Sacrament of mar
1.Sacramental celebration of
marriage (In fiere)
“ to be of one heart and one soul, from

this day forward, for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in
health, until death do us part.”
ial elements of the Sacrament of mar
2. on-going married life of couple.
(In Facto Esse)
on-going mutual self-giving

love.
Essential component of a marriage covenant
1. Leaving - The state of being a son and

daughter to become a husband and wife
2. Cleaving - Hebrew : dabaq means

permanently glued together in Commitment
3. Becoming one flesh – conjugal union

ST. AUGUSTINE THREE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OR
“GOODS” IN MARRIAGE:
1. Bonum fidei or exclusive fidelity (love) –

one woman for one man
2. Bonum Sacramenti or permanence
(indissolubility) – unbreakable bond
3. Bonum prolis or offspring (affective,
sexual and procreative) – fruitfulness of the
union or openness to having children.
Sex
A Sacred gift from God bounded
by LOVE intended for married
couple only specifically for a man
and a woman with a purpose of
continuing God’s creation through
procreating another human being.
Compatibility in
Compatibility – is defined as” the
Marriage
ability of people to live together in
harmony.”
1. Religion
2.Culture and Race
3.Socio-economic Status
4.Education
5. Age
POSITIVE NEEDS OF MARRIAGE
1. Desire to share love-

this love is evidenced by the
strong desire felt by one
another.
2. Desire for intimacy-

A close or confidential
relationship.
3. Desire to build a family-

the idea of having a family
creates the feeling of
fulfillment, self-worth, and even
the source of pride of being
father and mother.
NEGATIVE NEEDS OF MARRIAGE
1.Premarital pregnancy-
to force marriage due to
premarital pregnancy is a sure
negative reason because the
element of love, intimacy, and
sense of building family is non-
existent.
2. Sense of pity or gratitude-

love is a gift that is freely
given. Its is not a payment
for indebtedness or to show
sympathy.
3. Disappointment- those who

enter into marriage because of
disappointment end up being
more disappointed and
disillusioned because their
marriage can not give them what
they seek for.
OFFENSES IN THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
1.Adultery- it is committed when a

spouse has a sexual relationship
other than his/her spouse.
Thou shall not commit adultery.
The sixth commandment calls us to
respect the integrity of marriage
2. Divorce-
it is a grave offense and
considered an immoral act.
3. Polygamy-
an offense against dignity of
marriage between a man and a
woman.
4. Incest- an offense against the dignity of
marriage because it is a marriage or sexual
relatives or in-laws within a certain degree.
5. Live in or free union- the so called partners
of this relationship refuse to bind
themselves either through civil or church
marriage.
6. Trial marriage- the marriage is on testing
status. If they don’t pass the trial period,
they will abandon each other and look for
another partner.
Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife
The ninth commandment

calls us to respect the
integrity of human sexuality
or the human chastity.
CHASTITY
Purity of heart.
Abstention from
unlawful sexual
intercourse.
Offenses against chastity
1. Lust
2. masturbation
3. fornication
4. Homosexual intercourse
5. Pornography
6. prostitution
DIREMENT IMPEDEMENTS
1. Age 1. Affinity
2. Impotence 2. Public propriety
3. Previous marriage 3. Adoption
4. Disparity Cult 4. Spiritual Relationship
5. Sacred orders 5. Lack of form
6. Perpetual vow of 6. Coercion
chastity 7. Psychological
7. Abduction immaturity or mental
8. Crime or Conjugicide incapacity
9. Consanguinity 8. Refusal to have
children
9. Exclusion of fidelity
1.Age
If the man is under 16 years of age, or the woman is under 14 years of age, then
their marriage is invalid. This is an ecclesiastical impediment, and so does not apply
to a marriage between two non-Catholics. However, in a marriage between a Catholic
and a non-Catholic, the age limitation applies to the non-Catholic party as well. Each
national episcopal conference has the authority to set a higher minimum age as a
prohibitive impediment. In general, individual bishops do not have this authority (cf.
CIC c. 1075 §2).In Canada, and also in New Zealand, this minimum age has been set
to 18 years old for both parties. In England and Wales, this minimum age has been set
to be in accordance with civil law (i.e., 16 years old for both parties). In Gambia,
Liberia, and Sierra Leone, this minimum age has been set to 18 years old for the man
and 16 years old for the woman. In the Philippines, this minimum has been set to 21
years old for the bridegroom, and 18 years old for the bride. In South Africa, and
also in Switzerland, this minimum age has been set to be in accordance with civil law.
In Nigeria, the episcopal conference has delegated the authority to set a higher
prohibitive minimum age to the individual bishops. The United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops has not enacted a higher prohibitive minimum age for marriage.
2. Impotence
(physical capacity for consummation lacking). Per Canon 1084 §3 "Without prejudice
to the provisions of Canon 1098, sterility- the absolute or probable inability to have
children due to defects or abnormalities in the reproductive organs or other
associated organs, or of the germ cells (the ova and sperm), neither forbids nor
invalidates a marriage." Both parties, however, must be physically capable of
completed vaginal intercourse, wherein the man ejaculates "true semen", even if the
amount is small and/or if there are no viable sperm, into the woman's vagina (even if
the cervix or uterus are absent, the ova are absent or non-viable, or the vagina is
deformed). To invalidate a marriage, the impotence must be perpetual (i.e.,
incurable) and antecedent to the marriage. The impotence can either be absolute or
relative. This impediment is generally considered to derive from divine natural law,
and so cannot be dispensed. The reason behind this impediment is explained in
the Summa Theologica: "In marriage there is a contract whereby one is bound to pay
the other the marital debt: wherefore just as in other contracts, the bond is unfitting
if a person bind himself to what he cannot give or do, so the marriage contract is
unfitting, if it be made by one who cannot pay the marital debt."
3. Previous marriage/Prior bond
Previous marriages, whether conducted in the
Catholic Church, in another church, or by the State.
All previous attempts at marriage by both parties
wishing to marry must be declared null prior to a
wedding in the Catholic Church, without regard to
the religion of the party previously married. Divine,
absolute, temporary. The impediment of prior
bond only arises from a valid marriage. An invalid
marriage does not give rise to the impediment.
4. Disparity Cult
A marriage between a Catholic and a non-
baptized person is invalid, unless this
impediment is dispensed by the local ordinary.
Ecclesiastical, relative.
5. Sacred orders
One of the parties has received sacred
orders. Ecclesiastical, absolute, permanent
(unless dispensed by the Apostolic See).
6. Public Perpetual vow of chastity
One of the parties has made a public perpetual
(not just temporary vows or the novitiate or
postulancy) vow of chastity. Ecclesiastical,
absolute, permanent
(unless dispensed by the Apostolic See).
7. Abduction
One of the parties has been abducted
with the view of contracting marriage.
8. Crime or Conjugicide
One or both of the parties has brought about the death of a spouse with
the view of entering marriage with each other. Ecclesiastical, relative,
permanent (unless dispensed by the Apostolic See). Under the Decretals
of Pope Gregory IX, the requirements were that either the adulterous
pair should promise marriage after the death of the spouse, or that they
should attempt marriage while the spouse was still living. While both
partners had to be aware that they are committing adultery, affected
ignorance, ignorance from refusal to investigate what they are doing,
does not remove it. If the pair who wish to marry co-operated to kill the
spouse of one of them, in order that they might be free to marry, the
impediment is invoked, even if they had not committed adultery.
Likewise, if one of an adulterous pair killed a spouse (of either partner) in
order to marry, the impediment is invoked. Only the pope may dispense
this impediment; there are no instances in which any pope has done so.
9. Consanguinity
The parties are closely related by blood.
Ecclesiastical or divine, depending on the degree
of relationship. Relative, permanent.
10. Affinity
The parties are related by marriage in a
prohibited degree. Ecclesiastical, relative,
permanent.
11. Public propriety
The parties are "related" by notorious
concubinage.
(Example: A man and a woman live together
without marrying; this impediment prevents the
man marrying the woman's mother or
daughter–but not the woman herself–even if
the cohabiting relationship has ended or the
woman has died.)
Ecclesiastical, relative, permanent.
12. Adoption
The parties are related by adoption.

Ecclesiastical, relative, permanent.
13. Spiritual Relationship
One of the parties is the godparent of the other.
This no longer applies in the Latin Rite, but still
applies in the Eastern Catholic Churches.
14. Lack of form
When a marriage of a Catholic takes place
without following the laws and rites of the
Catholic Church. Such a marriage does not even
have the appearance of validity and,
consequently, does not enjoy the presumption
of validity.
15. Coercion
This impediment exists if one of the parties is

pressured by any circumstances to enter into
marriage. (In order for the impediment to cease,
the situation must change so that the party can
marry freely of his or her own will.)
16. Psychological immaturity or mental
incapacity
To enter into sacramental marriage, both parties

must understand and have the capacity to
accept the minimum of what it entails.
17. Refusal to have children
One of the goods of marriage is children. A man

or woman physically capable of fathering or,
respectively, conceiving a child but who intends
never to have children may not marry in the
Catholic Church.
18. Exclusion of fidelity
Fidelity of each party to the other is a good of

marriage. If this is specifically excluded in the
mind of either party, the couple may not marry
in the Catholic Church.

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CHRISTIAN

Human love and

“ to be of one heart and one soul, from

on-going mutual self-giving

1. Leaving - The state of being a son and

2. Cleaving - Hebrew : dabaq means

3. Becoming one flesh – conjugal union

1. Bonum fidei or exclusive fidelity (love) –

1. Desire to share love-

2. Desire for intimacy-

3. Desire to build a family-

2. Sense of pity or gratitude-

3. Disappointment- those who

1.Adultery- it is committed when a

The ninth commandment

The parties are related by adoption.

This impediment exists if one of the parties is

To enter into sacramental marriage, both parties

One of the goods of marriage is children. A man

Fidelity of each party to the other is a good of

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