All sacraments have lasting value, including the sacrament of marriage. A couple's promise to remain faithful to each other is until death, which is why Jesus rules out divorce in today's gospel from Mark 10:2-16. Jesus said divorce was not in God's plan and was introduced by humans, because they lowered their vision of marriage and drifted away from God's plan for marriage.
God is always faithful to us, and Christ is always faithful to the Church. A couple's love and fidelity to each other until death symbolizes this faithfulness, and is a way in which we can help to understand why marriage is considered a sacrament in the Catholic church.
God is always faithful to us, and Christ is always faithful to the Church. A couple's love and fidelity to each other until death symbolizes this faithfulness, and is a way in which we can help to understand why marriage is considered a sacrament in the Catholic church.
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