Bonum Prolis refers to the permanence of the relationship, the unbreakable character or indissolubility of the marital bond

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Bonum Prolis refers to the (potential) fruitfulness of the union—procreativity or the openness to having children

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Divorce is a judicial or ecclesiastical decree proclaiming a marriage null and void.

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The fruitfulness of the marital union fulfills man's and woman's normal longing for self-perpetuation and the perpetuation, in offspring, of the conjugal love between them.

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A child does not come from outside as something added to the mutual hate of the spouses, but springs from the very heart of that mutual giving, as its fruit and fulfillment.

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Spouses to whom God has not granted children can nevertheless have a conjugal life full of meaning, in both human and Christian terms.

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The fundamental task of marriage and family is to be at the service of life.

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Marriage is a private act that requires a liturgical celebration.

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The bride and groom, in the presence of the Church’s representative, are the minister of the sacrament.

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The expression "goods" (or "bona") of marriage originated with St. Paul.

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Free consent of the couple is an essential element of Marriage.

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Unselfish love is an effect of the sacrament of Matrimony.

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Signs are the visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated to signify and present the graces proper to each sacrament.

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Sacraments are instituted by Christians and entrusted to the Church.

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