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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
See p. 209.
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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
See p. 209.
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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
No, it requires openness to fertility.
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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
See p. 209.
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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
See p. 209.
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The new language of the Catholic Church expressed in the principle of the "inseparability of the unitive and procreative meanings of marriage"
{ 1 } - contradicts the Church's previous language that procreation and education of children is the primary end of marriage.
{ 2 } - emphasizes that marriage is a contract rather than a covenant of love.
{ 3 } - allows a marriage to be closed to fertility.
{ 4 } - makes explicit that married love is no mere means to procreation and education of children.
{ 5 } - makes love the primary end of marriage and procreation merely an optional consequence.
{ 6 } - creates an imbalance between the personal and social meanings of marriage.
The authors think it gives a better balance to these meanings. See p. 209.
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