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Sins against fidelity and indisolubility of marriage, priestly celibacy.
Licit marriage is not accursed.
Anathemas against heresies of Manichaeus and Priscilian.
Form (efficient cause) of matrimony is only the consent, not other things including coition.
Canons 6, 7, 8: No marriage for priests and religious. Cannon 23: Marriage is sacrament.
The indissolubility of marriage
The indissolubility of marriage, Petrine privilege
The Form of the Sacrament of Matrimony:
The Form of the Sacrament of Matrimony:
On the Bond of Marriage and the Pauline Privilege
Marriages of Pagans and the Pauline Privilege
The Dissolubility of Valid Marriage by Religious Profession
Marriage is sacrament. Salvation is also for married people.
Chap. 51. The prohibition of clandestine marriages. (DS 817)
The Invalidity of Marriage Subject to Conditions.
- Bull of union with the Armenians, "Exsultate Deo", November 22, 1439
Sacrament of marriage, indossolubility of marriage.
24th session, November 11, 1563.
- Deessemus nobis (1788) The power of Church in the marriage of the baptized
- Auctorem fidei (1794) the Pope reaffirmed the Church's competence in marriage
- Etsi fraternitas - marriage between Catholics and Protestants is valid.
- Syllabus errorum LXV-LXXIV (DS 2965-2974)
- Arcanum Divinae Sapientiae, Encyclical on Christian Marriage, February 10, 1880
- Response of the Sacred Penitentiary, 16 June 1880 (DS 3148): legitimacy of using periods
infertile.
- Encyclical Divini illius magistri of 31 December 1929 on education.
- Encyclical Casti Connubii on Christian Marriage, December 31, 1930
Pius XII did not leave systematic teaching on marriage, but has spoken at various
discourse.
- Allocution to Italian Midwives, October 29, 1951
Pope Pius XII rejects abortion, contraception and sterilization; and he recognizes that, for serious reasons, couples can practice periodic continence as a rightful way of regulating conception.
- Address to the Second World Congress on Fertility and Sterility, Acta Apostolicae Sedis 48, 1956
- To the Directors of Associations for Large Families of Rome and Italy, January 20, 1958
In supporting large families, Pope Pius XII rejects the pressures already being put on the modern family in favor of birth control, in the name of “planned parenthood.”
- Apostolic Constitution Exsul Familia Nazarethana August 1, 1952
Pastoral care for families of migrants
- Decree Ad Gentes, (AG 15, 41)
- Decree Apostolicam Actuositatem, November 18, 1965, (AA 4, 8, 9, 11, 22)
- Declaration on religious freedom Dignitatis humanae, December 7, 1965, (DH 5)
- Decree concerning the pastoral office of bishops in the Church Christus Dominus, October 28, 1965, (CD 12)
- Constitution Gaudium et spes, December 7,1965, (GS 47-52, 61, 67)
- Declaration Gravissimum educationis, October 28, 1965, (GE 3,5, 6,8)
- Decree on the Media and Social Communications Inter Mirifica, December 4, 1963, (IM 10,14)
- Constitution Lumen Gentium, November 21, 1964, (LG 11, 29, 35)
Marriage Between Roman Catholics and Orthodox/Crescens Matrimonium. Feb. 22, 1967.
- On the Regulation of Birth/Humanae Vitae. July 25, 1968.
The authoritative encyclical of Pope Paul VI reconfirming the church’s teaching on the purposes of married love, the gift of fertility, and responsible parenthood.
- Motu Proprio Matrimonia Mixta establishing standards for mixed marriages, 1 May 1970
- General Audience of 11 August 1976, 'The Christian family is a small church', September 1976
Address To the Teams of Our Lady, May 4, 1970
Pope Paul VI encourages the members and chaplains to uphold the teaching of the Church on marriage, procreation and life in the home, which is the “domestic church.”
- Wednesday general audiences - Theology of the body
Pope John Paul II offers a compelling theology of sexuality and marriage based on in-depth Scriptural exegesis, especially the book of Genesis. Discusses the original unity of man and woman, St. Paul’s teaching on the human body, the resurrection of the body, virginity for the sake of the kingdom, the sacramentality of marriage and reflections on Humanae Vitae.
- Apostolic Exhortation On the Family/Familiaris Consortio. December 15, 1981.
A foundational document on the nature and tasks of the Christian family and the scope of pastoral care needed by families. Describes marriage as a covenant relationship and family as domestic church.Pope John Paul II.
- Code of Canon Law. Canons 1055-1165. January 25, 1983.
canonical basis for the church’s teaching on marriage.
- Mulieris Dignitatem/On the Dignity and Vocation of Women.Par. 15. August 15, 1988.
Apostolic letter highlighting the nature and dignity of women, the complementarity of men and women in marriage, and Mary’s essential role in the church.
- The Code of Canon Law of the Eastern Churches, October 8, 1990. Chapter VII
- Letter to Families/Gratissimam Sane. February 2, 1994.
Writing during International Year of the Family, Pope John Paul II reflects upon the communion of persons as the foundation of the civilization of love.
The Gospel of Life/Evangelium Vitae. March 25, 1995.
Encyclical contrasts the conflict between a culture of life and a culture of death. Authoritative declarations on murder of the innocent, abortion, and euthanasia.
- Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia In Africa, 14 September, 1995
- ADDRESS OF JOHN PAUL II TO THE TRIBUNAL OF THE ROMAN ROTA, 27 January 1997
- God is Love/Deus caritas est. Dec. 25, 2005.
First encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI. Key sections include the unity of love in creation and in salvation history and the practice of love by the church as a “community of love.”
- Post-synodal apostolic exhortation SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS, 22 February, 2007
On the Eucharist and matrimony.
- Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Africae Munus, 19 November, 2011
- Encyclical letter Caritas in Veritate, 29 June, 2009
On integral human development in charity and truth, links between life ethics and social ethics in Humanae Vitae.
Address Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI To The Tribunal Of The Roman Rota
Address Of His Holiness Benedict XVI To The Members Of The Tribunal Of The Roman Rota, 28 January 2006
Address Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI To The Tribunal Of The Roman Rota For The Inauguration Of The Judicial Year, 29 January 2009
Address Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI On The Occasion Of The Inauguration Of The Judicial Year Of The Tribunal Of The Roman Rota, 22 January 2011
Various speeches and homilies:
Homily Of His Holiness Benedict XVI During Pilgrimage Of His Holiness Benedict Xvi To The Holy Land (8-15 May 2009)
Apostolic Letter "Motu Proprio" Omnium In Mentem Of The Supreme Pontiff Benedict Xvi On Several Amendments To The Code Of Canon Law, 26 October 2009
Message Of His Holiness Benedict Xvi To Brazilian Bishops For The 2011 Brotherhood Campaign, 16 February 2011
Address Of His Holiness Benedict XVI To Young People During Pastoral Visit To Ancona, 11 September 2011
Address Of His Holiness Pope Benedict Xvi To The Members Of The Diplomatic Corps Accredited To The Holy See, 9 January 2012
Message Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI For The Twenty-Seventh World Youth Day, 15 March 2012
Pastoral visit to Frascati, Italy, Homily of His Holiness Benedict XVI, 15 July 2012
REGINA CÆLI Sunday, 29 April 2012
General Audience
General Audience Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 5 May 2010
GENERAL AUDIENCE St. Peter's Square Wednesday, 8 June 2011
7th World Meeting Of Families:
Pastoral Visit To The Archdiocese Of Milan And 7th World Meeting Of Families, Homily, 2 June 2012
Pastoral Visit To The Archdiocese Of Milan And 7th World Meeting Of Families, Evening of witness, 2 June 2012
Pastoral Visit To The Archdiocese Of Milan And 7th World Meeting Of Families, General audience, 6 June 2012
Pastoral Visit To The Archdiocese Of Milan And 7th World Meeting Of Families, Angelus, 3 June 2012
- Charter of Family Rights, October 22, 1983
- The Family, the Heart of the Civilization of Love Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, speech to the tenth annual Conference of Women for Faith amd Family on the International Year of the Family.
- Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality, December 8, 1995
- Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage, May 13, 1996.
Provides extended commentary and guidelines on the importance of preparation for Christian marriage, the stages of preparation, and the celebration of marriage.
- The pastoral care of divorced and remarried, recommendations of the Pontifical Council for the Family, March 16, 1997
- Vademecum for confessors concerning some aspects of the morality of conjugal life, February 12, 1997.
Offers specific recommendations to confessors for married penitents on contraception and related issues.
- Second World Meeting of the Holy father with Families, Rio de Janeiro, 4-5 October 1997
Declaration of the Theological Pastoral Congress
- The divorced and remarried are and remain members of the Church. Plenary Address of the Assembly of Pontifical Council for the Family, March 2, 1997
- Declaration on the decline in fertility in the world (February 27, 1998)
- Declaration of Buenos Aires (August 5, 1999)
- Family and Human Rights (December 9, 1999)
- Integration of the Disabled, Conclusions of a Vatican Conference on the Family and Integration of the Disabled, March 4, 2000
- Declaration of the Pontifical Council for the Family on the so-called “Embryonic Reduction” July 12, 2000.
“The embryonic selection which consists in the voluntary elimination of a human life cannot be justified either on the basis of the so-called principle of the lesser evil, nor in basis of that of double effect.”
- III. World Meeting of Families with Holy father (11-15 October 2000)
- Family, Marriage and “De facto Unions” November 21, 2000.
Offers useful guidelines to pastors in urging politicians and lawmakers to protect the dignity and rights of the family based on marriage. Responds to attempts to grant legal status to “de facto” unions.
- Conclusions of the Theological-Pastoral Congress: "20th anniversary since "Familiaris Consortio": The Anthropological and Pastoral Dimension, (December 20, 2001)
- Intervention by Card. Alfonso Lopez Trujillo: About the "New Resolutions" Parliament European pro-abortion (July 11, 2002)
- Conclusions of the XV Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, (October 19, 2002)
- IV. World Meeting of the Families (Manila, 25-26 January 2003)
- Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo: The Rosary as Family Prayer (February 4, 2003)
- Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo on:"Partial-birth abortion" (March 29, 2003)
- Conclusions by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo on: "The Family and Life in Europe" (June 14, 2003)
- Reflection by Card. Alfonso López Trujillo: Family Values Versus Safe Sex (December 1, 2003)
- Apostolic Letter on Mixed Marriages/Matrimonia Mixta, October 1, 1970.
- Declaration of Qaestio abortu provocato on Procured Abortion, DC 1666, December 15, 1974, pp.1068-1073
- Persona Humana Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics, February 1, 1976
- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, October 1, 1986, DC 1930, December 21, 1986
- Donum Vitae - Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the Dignity of Procreation . February 22, 1987.
- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church Concerning the Reception of Holy Communion by the Divorced and Remarried Members of the Faithful/Annus Internationalis. Sept. 14, 1994.
- Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognitions to Unions Between Homosexual Persons, July 2003.
- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Collaboration of Men and Women in the Church and in the World, May 31, 2004
- INSTRUCTION DIGNITAS PERSONAE ON CERTAIN BIOETHICAL QUESTIONS, September 8, 2008
- Guidelines for the formation of seminarians on problems related to marriage and family, July 16, 1995
- Educational guidance in human love, Outlines for sex education, November 1.
- CCC 369-373: “male and female He created them”
- CCC 1601-1666: The sacrament of matrimony
- CCC 2331-2400: The sixth commandment
- "Propositions on the doctrine of Christian marriage', 1977
- COMMUNION AND STEWARDSHIP: Human Persons Created in the Image of God, 2004
- The Hope of Salvation for Infants Who Die Without Being Baptized, April 19, 2007
- Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism.March 25, 1993.
Revision of the Ecumenical Directory, Ad Totam Ecclesiam.
Section four focuses on mixed marriages and pastoral preparation of engaged couples.