A Few more ThingsA Few more Things

Requirements of church for Requirements of church for marriage:marriage:

• The couple must be capable of being married—that The couple must be capable of being married—that is, they must be a woman and a man who are free is, they must be a woman and a man who are free of any impediment that would prevent marriage.of any impediment that would prevent marriage.

• The couple must give their consent to be married—The couple must give their consent to be married—that is, by an act of their will they irrevocably give that is, by an act of their will they irrevocably give and accept one another in order to establish and accept one another in order to establish marriage marriage

• They must follow the canonical form for marriage—They must follow the canonical form for marriage—that is, they must be married according to the laws that is, they must be married according to the laws of the Church so that the Church and the wider of the Church so that the Church and the wider community will be certain about the validity of their community will be certain about the validity of their marriage.marriage.

• Age: Both persons need to be old enough to Age: Both persons need to be old enough to contract marriage according to the local civil laws. contract marriage according to the local civil laws.

Valid marriage ( Church and Valid marriage ( Church and State)State)

• BothBoth– Free, mutual consentFree, mutual consent– Minimum age Minimum age – Not close relativesNot close relatives– Freedom to marryFreedom to marry– Free from impediments – pressured, too Free from impediments – pressured, too

young, etcyoung, etc

• ChurchChurch– Intent to remain open to having and Intent to remain open to having and

lovingly raising children if it is God’s willlovingly raising children if it is God’s will– Marriage is permanentMarriage is permanent– Remain faithfulRemain faithful

Requirements for marrying Requirements for marrying legallylegally

• BothBoth– Minimum ageMinimum age– Public notified of forthcoming marriage Public notified of forthcoming marriage

(banns in Catholic Church)(banns in Catholic Church)– Duly authorized official witnesses Duly authorized official witnesses

(Catholic-priest or deacon)(Catholic-priest or deacon)– Proper documentationProper documentation

• StateState– Pre-marriage waiting periodPre-marriage waiting period– License to marryLicense to marry– Certification of being free of certain Certification of being free of certain

transmissible diseasestransmissible diseases

• ChurchChurch– BaptismBaptism– Proper permission from the ChurchProper permission from the Church

Causes for annulment: Causes for annulment:

• Someone wasn't mature enough to Someone wasn't mature enough to understand the full extent of what understand the full extent of what they were doing. they were doing.

• There was never intent to be faithful. There was never intent to be faithful. • One or both partners did not intend One or both partners did not intend

to be open to children. to be open to children. • At least one partner didn't fully & At least one partner didn't fully &

freely consent. freely consent.

Mortal SinMortal Sin

• In order for a sin to be mortal, it must In order for a sin to be mortal, it must meet three conditions: meet three conditions: – Mortal sin is a sin of grave matterMortal sin is a sin of grave matter– Mortal sin is committed with full Mortal sin is committed with full

knowledge of the sinnerknowledge of the sinner– Mortal sin is committed with deliberate Mortal sin is committed with deliberate

consent of the sinnerconsent of the sinner

• Effects of Original Sin:Effects of Original Sin:– Human nature corruptedHuman nature corrupted– Understanding darkenedUnderstanding darkened– Will weakenedWill weakened– Strong inclination to do evilStrong inclination to do evil

• Eschatological ManEschatological Man– Glorified bodies – no pain, death, sufferingGlorified bodies – no pain, death, suffering– Knowledge perfectedKnowledge perfected– Desires will be purifiedDesires will be purified– Eschaton- the end timesEschaton- the end times

• In heaven there is no beerIn heaven there is no beer– Or sex as we know itOr sex as we know it– Dual purposes for marriage?Dual purposes for marriage?– ““in the resurrection they will neither in the resurrection they will neither

marry nor are given in marriage”marry nor are given in marriage”– Culmination of the communion of saintsCulmination of the communion of saints

Resurrection of the BodyResurrection of the Body

• At the end of time – our souls will be At the end of time – our souls will be joined to our bodiesjoined to our bodies

• Proclaimed in the CreedProclaimed in the Creed• Human after death continues in a Human after death continues in a

spiritual fashionspiritual fashion• Jesus ascended body AND SOUL into Jesus ascended body AND SOUL into

heavenheaven• We too will be reunited with our bodiesWe too will be reunited with our bodies