25 - Marriage

Crash Course Catholicism

Why does the Church's definition of marriage seem so restrictive and archaic? What makes marriage different from other kinds of unions? What's the point of marriage?
In this episode, we discuss the last of the seven sacraments.
This episode covers Part Two, Section Two, Chapter Three, Article Seven of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 1601-1666).
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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• Pope St John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio.
• Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae.
• Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitiae.
• Pope St John Paul II, Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage.
• Christopher West, Good News About Sex and Marriage.
• Code of Canon Law, Pts 1095 - 1103.
• Fulton Sheen, Three To Get Married.
• Scott Hahn, The First Society.
• Catholic Encyclopedia, Sacrament of Marriage.
• Mary Shelley, Frankenstein.
• Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre.
• Peter Kreeft, Catholic Christianity.
• Compendium of Social Doctrine of the Church, The Family, the Vital Cell of Society.
• Fr Mike Schmitz, Beyond No: What the Catholic Church Has to Say About Same-Sex Attraction
• Bishop Robert Barron, Bishop Barron on the Sacrament of Marriage.
• Theology of the Body Institute, YouTube.