The Preparation to Marriage according to the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio. Reflection on the document on the 30th anniversary of its elaboration Cover Image

La preparación al matrimonio según la Exhortación Apostólica Familiaris Consortio. Una reflexión sobre el documento en el 30 aniversario de su elaboración
The Preparation to Marriage according to the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio. Reflection on the document on the 30th anniversary of its elaboration

Author(s): Robert Kantor
Subject(s): Comparative Studies of Religion, Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Marriage; Familiaris Consortio; proximate preparation; remote preparation

Summary/Abstract: Marriage is an important event in the life of engaged couple as well as the whole community of believers. The preparation for marriage requires that the couple should be introduced into the Catholic ecclesial teaching about the rights and duties which result from contracted marriage. The article presents the issue of preparation for marriage; the stages according to the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio. The study includes the following issues: the preparation stage; the need of preparation to marriage; stages and content of the preparation; people responsible for the preparation; permission to celebrate marriage of baptized individuals who are not sufficiently prepared.

  • Issue Year: 1/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 183-196
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Spanish
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