Marriage And Family | Knights of Columbus
"The
intimate
community
of
life
and
love
which
constitutes
the
married
state
has
been
established
by
the
Creator
and
endowed
by
him
with
its
own
proper
laws.
.
.
.
God
himself
is
the
author
of
marriage.
The
vocation
to
marriage
is
written
in
the
very
nature
of
man
and
woman
as
they
came
from
the
hand
of
the
Creator.
Marriage
is
not
a
purely
human
institution
despite
the
many
variations
it
may
have
undergone
through
the
centuries
in
different
cultures,
social
structures,
and
spiritual
attitudes.
These
differences
should
not
cause
us
to
forget
its
common
and
permanent
characteristics.
Although
the
dignity
of
this
institution
is
not
transparent
everywhere
with
the
same
clarity,
some
sense
of
the
greatness
of
the
matrimonial
union
exists
in
all
cultures.
The
well-being
of
the
individual
person
and
of
both
human
and
Christian
society
is
closely
bound
up
with
the
healthy state of conjugal and family life." (Catechism, 1603).
The
Knights
of
Columbus
considers
marriage
to
be
the
basic
building
block
of
every
society.
Not
only
does
marriage
perfect
the
human
love
between
spouses,
it
is
also
the
only
institution
ordained
to
the
procreation
and
education
of
children.
For
these
reasons,
marriage
is
recognized
in
the
Church
as
a
sacrament,
established
by
God
with
its
own
purpose,
shared
between
Christ
and
His
Bride,
the
Church.
Marriage,
according
to
the
Catechism
of
the
Church,
“strengthens
two
partner’s indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life (1661).”
The
Knights
of
Columbus
thus
believes
marriage’s
fundamental
nature
is
a
life-long,
indissoluble
union
between
a
man
and
a
woman
tending
toward
the
fruitful
communion
of
their
persons.
Marriage
is
not
a
mere
instrument
for
the
individual
self
to
seek
satisfaction
in
matters
pertaining
to
sex
and
romance.
It
involves
the
total
self-giving
act
of
love,
revealed
to
humanity
in
the
form
of
the
Crucified
Christ,
and
inscribed
into
the
nature
of
the
human
person
as
his
fundamental
and
innate
vocation.
Only
through
“the
personal
willingness
of
the
spouses
to
share
their
entire
life-project,
what
they
have
and
what
they
are,”
does
marriage
obtain
its
fulfillment
and
perfection
(Familiaris
Consortio,
19).
Children,
the
precious
gift
of
marriage,
are
the
living
reflection
of
this
married
love
and
a
permanent
sign
of
the
conjugal
unity
shared
between
husband
and
wife.
It
is
no
exaggeration,
then,
to
say
that
marriage
is
of
its
very
nature
responsible
for
the
existence
and
perpetuation of the Church and of civilization.
With
this
in
mind,
the
Knights
of
Columbus
confidently
supports
public
policies
designed
to
strengthen
marriage
and
families,
and
opposes
those
that
disregard
its
fundamental
nature.
Our
Order
reiterates,
alongside
the
Church
and
all
the
major
cultures
of
the
world,
the
truth
that
marriage
is
not
just
any
human
relationship.
It
is
an
indispensable
institution
established
by
the
Creator
with
its
own
essential
properties,
purpose,
and
nature,
and
that
civil
laws
are
unable
to
alter.
Knights of Columbus | Marriage And Family
"The
intimate
community
of
life
and
love
which
constitutes
the
married
state
has
been
established
by
the
Creator
and
endowed
by
him
with
its
own
proper
laws.
.
.
.
God
himself
is
the
author
of
marriage.
The
vocation
to
marriage
is
written
in
the
very
nature
of
man
and
woman
as
they
came
from
the
hand
of
the
Creator.
Marriage
is
not
a
purely
human
institution
despite
the
many
variations
it
may
have
undergone
through
the
centuries
in
different
cultures,
social
structures,
and
spiritual
attitudes.
These
differences
should
not
cause
us
to
forget
its
common
and
permanent
characteristics.
Although
the
dignity
of
this
institution
is
not
transparent
everywhere
with
the
same
clarity,
some
sense
of
the
greatness
of
the
matrimonial
union
exists
in
all
cultures.
The
well-being
of
the
individual
person
and
of
both
human
and
Christian
society
is
closely
bound
up
with
the
healthy
state
of
conjugal
and
family
life."
(Catechism, 1603).
The
Knights
of
Columbus
considers
marriage
to
be
the
basic
building
block
of
every
society.
Not
only
does
marriage
perfect
the
human
love
between
spouses,
it
is
also
the
only
institution
ordained
to
the
procreation
and
education
of
children.
For
these
reasons,
marriage
is
recognized
in
the
Church
as
a
sacrament,
established
by
God
with
its
own
purpose,
shared
between
Christ
and
His
Bride,
the
Church.
Marriage,
according
to
the
Catechism
of
the
Church,
“strengthens
two
partner’s
indissoluble
unity,
and
sanctifies
them
on
the
way
to
eternal life (1661).”
The
Knights
of
Columbus
thus
believes
marriage’s
fundamental
nature
is
a
life-long,
indissoluble
union
between
a
man
and
a
woman
tending
toward
the
fruitful
communion
of
their
persons.
Marriage
is
not
a
mere
instrument
for
the
individual
self
to
seek
satisfaction
in
matters
pertaining
to
sex
and
romance.
It
involves
the
total
self-giving
act
of
love,
revealed
to
humanity
in
the
form
of
the
Crucified
Christ,
and
inscribed
into
the
nature
of
the
human
person
as
his
fundamental
and
innate
vocation.
Only
through
“the
personal
willingness
of
the
spouses
to
share
their
entire
life-project,
what
they
have
and
what
they
are,”
does
marriage
obtain
its
fulfillment
and
perfection
(Familiaris
Consortio,
19).
Children,
the
precious
gift
of
marriage,
are
the
living
reflection
of
this
married
love
and
a
permanent
sign
of
the
conjugal
unity
shared
between
husband
and
wife.
It
is
no
exaggeration,
then,
to
say
that
marriage
is
of
its
very
nature
responsible
for
the
existence
and
perpetuation of the Church and of civilization.
With
this
in
mind,
the
Knights
of
Columbus
confidently
supports
public
policies
designed
to
strengthen
marriage
and
families,
and
opposes
those
that
disregard
its
fundamental
nature.
Our
Order
reiterates,
alongside
the
Church
and
all
the
major
cultures
of
the
world,
the
truth
that
marriage
is
not
just
any
human
relationship.
It
is
an
indispensable
institution
established
by
the
Creator
with
its
own
essential
properties,
purpose,
and
nature,
and
that civil laws are unable to alter.
