CHAPTER 9: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY AS A CARGO RITUAL OF GENETIC AND SOCIAL UNION UNDER SYSTEM CONTROL
CHAPTER 9: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY AS A CARGO RITUAL OF GENETIC AND SOCIAL UNION UNDER SYSTEM CONTROL 9.1. The Dogmatic and Institutional Foundation of the Sacrament of Matrimony The Catholic Church defines the Sacrament of Matrimony ( Sacramentum Matrimonii ) as the institutional and theological foundation of the human family, proclaiming it to be "the matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life" ( consortium totius vitae ). Official institutional documents—including the Catechism of the Catholic Church (§§ 1601–1666), the canons of the Council of Trent (Session XXIV, 1563, decree Tametsi ), the Code of Canon Law (CIC, cann. 1055–1165), and the apostolic exhortations of John Paul II ( Familiaris Consortio ) and Francis ( Amoris Laetitia )—establish an absolute juridical and soteriological structure: Divine Institution and Ontological Status: Matrimony was raised by Christ to the dignity of a sacrament...