Natural marriage
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Natural marriage is the name given in
Valid baptism a condition for Christian marriage
Since only the baptized can receive the other sacraments, the marriage of someone who has accepted
A marriage of two baptized
Transformation into sacramental marriage
The marriage that a non-baptized person, of whatever religion or belief, contracts, even with a baptized person, is a non-sacramental natural marriage. However, if the non-baptized person or persons are later baptized, the existing marriage automatically becomes sacramental and no longer merely natural.[8]
Conditions for natural marriage
If a Catholic marries a non-Catholic, the marriage is subject to Catholic canon law on
Any marriage that is non-monogamous (polygamy),[13] non-heterosexual (same-sex marriage),[13] or involves non-humans (zoophilia)[13] is an invalid attempt at marriage according to natural law.
Natural marriage and divorce
"The Catholic Church does not recognize or endorse civil divorce of a natural marriage as of a sacramental marriage".[14] However, a natural marriage, even if consummated, can be dissolved by the Church when to do so favours the maintenance of the faith on the part of a Christian, cases of what has been called Pauline privilege and Petrine privilege. In these cases, which require intervention by the Holy See, the Church admits real divorce, actual dissolution of a valid marriage, as distinct from the granting by merely human power of a divorce that, according to Catholic theology, does not really dissolve the marriage bond.
References
- ^ Code of Canon Law, canon 1055
- ^ Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canon 776
- ISBN 978-97-1921710-7), p. 2
- ^ "Catholic Marriage and annulments". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Churches with Valid, Doubtful and Invalid Baptisms
- ^ CIC 1055 §2
- ^ Decanáy (2000), p. 4
- ^ Can. 1055 §2, 1983 Code of Canon Law
- ^ Code of Canon Law, canon 11
- ISBN 978-1-86287136-6), p. 148
- ISBN 978-1-49317435-5), p. 131
- ^ Dacanáy (2000), p. 20
- ^ a b c Can. 1055 §1, 1983 Code of Canon Law
- ISBN 978-81-7109725-8), p. 411, footnote 38