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Rediscover the Meaning and Value of Marriage. Address of Pope Francis to the Roman Rota of January 27, 2023
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In his annual address to the Roman Rota on January 27, 2023, at the opening of the new Judicial Year, Francis dedicated the value and importance of marriage to the life of the Church. Showing the origin of this exclusive and inseparable union of man and woman by divine institution, he emphasized that the family (based on marriage) is “the way of the Church”. This fascinating community of all life, even non-sacramental, is a true gift from God. The Holy Father draws attention to the need to cultivate conjugal love, which requires constant purification and maturation. It is significant that Francis stresses the need to constantly discover the permanence of marriage as a “knot”, which should not be associated with any imposition or burden, because it is a “bond of love”. The successor of Benedict XVI finally emphasizes the need to develop pre-marriage pastoral care and pastoral care for families, which should help prospective couples and spouses in maturing their mutual love, with the help of psychological counseling being necessary here.
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marriage, family, conjugal love, Church, FrancisDetails
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