http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiaris_Consortio
Familiaris
Consortio (Latin
roughly translated as "of family partnership", but titled in English On
the role of the Christian Family in the Modern World) is a postsynodal Apostolic
Exhortation written by Pope John Paul II and
promulgated on November 22, 1981.
It describes the
official position of the Roman Catholic
Church concerning the meaning and role of marriage and the family,
and outlines challenges towards realizing that ideal. It defines marriage
"as a personal union in which the spouses reciprocally give and
receive."
Among other
observations, the document restates the opposition to artificial birth control
stated earlier in Humanae Vitae,
and (briefly) mentions opposition to abortion. It also discusses the
responsibility and expectations of the family regarding the education of
children. It continues with a description of the expectations of the family
regarding the larger society, including service to the poor.
The final (and longest) portion of the document
describes expectations of the family which more directly involve religion in
daily life, relating it to several of the Catholic sacraments, particularly
marriage, and strongly urging family prayer. In particular, this section of the
document restates the expectation of a permanent Catholic union for all members
of the church seeking marriage. It rejects the acceptability of alternative
arrangements, including "trial marriages", exclusively civil
marriages, and unions with no publicly recognized bond.
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