Znaczenie wierności małżeńskiej w perspektywie współczesnych zagadnień Kościoła

Abstract

This article discusses the sacramental marriage indissolubility which comes from the fact that the spouses are permanently incorporated into the unity that binds Jesus Christ and the Church, his Mystical Body. In the same way that Christ – the Head and his Church are a singular, united organism, also the spouses with the help of the Divine grace are one body till death sets them apart. The sacramental marriage is more than just a civil contract and a promise of love (even though the civil contract and the promise of love alone would bind the both parties to fulfil what was pledged). A solemn declaration once made compels us to be faithful to the word that was given. The very nature of love demands the marital indissolubility. The fundamental task undertaken at the celebration of marriage is being faithful to the other spouse.