A History of Marriage - Part 1
This is the first in a series of articles I’m doing on how our modern marriage came to be. Our modern marriage system would not be recognised by our forefathers. MARRIAGE LICENCES/STATE APPROVAL/CHURCH WEDDING The following are a series of articles on this subject: Surprising History of Holy Matrimony: HOLY MATRIMONY IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FACT: In the Roman Catholic Church the presence of a priest was not required until the Council of Trent. I point this out so that the reader may see that the requirements for marriage have not always been as they are now. Those marriages were considered quite valid. Once again, the matter and form of the sacrament of Holy Matrimony is the consent offered and the consent accepted one to the other. The Church is only witness to this. “If a tree falls down in the forest and there is no one there to hear it crash, does it still make a noise?” This question seems silly. We want to say: “Of course it does!” To say ...