Tag: Marriage

  • Can a Catholic Attend an Invalid Marriage?

    A common question among Catholics is whether they are permitted to attend invalid marriages (that is, weddings which result in an invalid marriage). Despite the prevalence of the question, there has been little formal explanation by Church authority. The following then is merely one canonist’s view on the topic. The

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  • A Catholic Guide to Practicing Consent in Marriage

    Anyone familiar with Catholic discourse about sex ethics will be well aware of the importance typically given to the procreative end or purpose of sexuality. But what about the unitive end of sex, also known as “the good of the spouses themselves,” which, the Catechism states, “cannot be separated” from the

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