Marriage_Sacrament

Marriage Sacrament 1. Today, the Roman Catholic Church believes that marriage is a sacrament, a “sacred sign, instituted by Christ to give grace” (Bernard Cooke). Yet, the social practice of marriage or union between people was not always deemed a sacrament. Discuss the history and development of the belief that marriage is a sacrament. What is the significance of calling marriage a sacrament' Do you feel that marriage is/can be a sacrament' Explain. (3-4 pages) Considering the extreme demands of marriage, making the promises of marriage is something that should not be taken lightly. Catholics who marry must have a deep understanding of God’s presence in marriage and the sacredness of the marriage covenant. In Christian marriage love between the spouses is such a fundamental block of marriage, that the marriage tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church has ruled that if love is missing from a marriage then that marriage is invalid. In the Palestinian Jewish marriage custom, marriage was regarded obligatory and was a covenant between two families. Earlier marriage between Christians did not involve any ceremony. Starting in the 4th Century when the Christians were free to practice their religion, bishops and priests were invited to wedding feasts and to marriage, sacrament, one, marry, church, between, sacramental, human, god, considered, relationship, couple, augustine, together, presence, must, first, faithfulness, christian, christ, wedding, union, try, spouses, society, roman, rest, recognized, person, people, married, love, involved, hard, freely