Abstract
Abstract Catholic families operate within a context of ancient theological dogmas derived from Jewish and Christian scriptures that place marriage at the center of family life and view sexuality as exclusively positioned within heterosexual marriage. Early church writers viewed marriage as a means of begetting children and by the Middle Ages marriage was closely linked with the liturgical functions as one of the seven Catholic key rituals. More recently, consideration of Catholic marriage and family life has focused on the effects of marriage as mutually unitive and procreative and the family as the “domestic church.” Valid marriage in the Catholic Church is marked by the essential properties of exclusivity (i.e., union of one man and one woman) and indissolvability (i.e., a union that endures until death). To enter validly into Catholic marriage, certain conditions must be met: freedom to marry; conformity to prescribed regulations; free exchange of consent; and consummation. Changing demographics are rapidly altering the modern face of Catholic families.
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