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Name two of the significant elements of marriage
1) Catholic teaching defines marriage as an intimate partnership between a man and woman of life and love.
2) The central trait or soul of marriage is love. This love is grown from physical, sexual love to the selfless love totally for the other.
3) Love is open to procreation, its very purpose is for the raising and nurturing of offspring.
4) The role of consent. Marriage is based on two partners consenting to love one another unconditionally for ever and ever and ever and ever until you die.
5) A valid marriage is between baptized persons.