The Pros And Cons Of Marriag Marriage

There is no such thing as a same-sex marriage. In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve so it does not make sense that two men or two women are getting married. “The LORD God then built the rib that he had taken from the man into a woman. When he brought her to the man, the man said: “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man this one has been taken.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body (Gen. 2:22-24). Marriage is the union between one man and one woman; therefore same sex unions must not be accepted because they violate the complementarity of the sexes, can cause long term problems in children, and promote the immoral use of technology to create children.

It is the permanent bond between one man and one woman whose two-in-one-flesh communion of persons is an indispensable good at the heart of every family and every society. Same-sex unions are incapable of realizing this specific communion of persons. Therefore, attempting to redefine marriage to include such relationships empties the term of its meaning, for it excludes the essential complementarity between man and woman, treating sexual difference as if it were irrelevant to what marriage is (“Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan” 22).

When a couple wants to get married in a Catholic Church they have to go through a preparation process. In the Catholic Church, marriage is considered a sacrament so the Church wants to make sure the couple is well-prepared before making the lifelong commitment. Marriage preparation is offered by dioceses and parishes to the couple to help them understand the sacrament completely, to make sure they are ready, and to gain insights into themselves as individuals and as a couple (“Marriage