Thank you for clarifying that. I apologize
for the misinformation -- what had initially prompted me to
take -- as I noted -- a *cursory* look into this was the fact that
I couldn't find exact info re: Canon 1055 -- Someone recently
asked me about the sacrament of marriage and I gave the date 1059 just off
the top of my head -- but I couldn't remember where I got that date
and I wanted to check for sure. Short on time, I took a quick look in the
internet and apparently came across false info (I realize that the
internet is not always good place to go for reliable info.) I did a search
again just now,
at http://www.ncn.net/~cyclist/Sacred/Sacraments/marriage.html, I found
the following:
"The institution of marriage was officially recognized as one
of the sacraments of the Church at the Fourth Lateran Council
in 1215. . . . For the sacrament, the purpose is twofold:marriage
by its nature is ordered to the good of the spouses
and the procreation and education of children (Canon 1055).
Is this right? I always associated the institution of marriage as a
sarcament with Cluny. Any idea what the impetus behind the move to make
marriage officially a sacrament? (The impetus of the clarification at 24th
Session of Trent is obvious) Was the instituion of marriage as a sacrament
perhaps related to any movements attempting to enforce and clarify
clerical celibacy? --
Stephen M. Carey
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Bill East wrote:
> At 11:13 20/02/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >The Supple Doctor sure has it right as usual.
> >Joe Pope
> >
> >I do my best.
>
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