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- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organizational Structure of the Council of Trent
- 3 Schools of Theology at the Council of Trent
- 4 Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent
- 5 Original Sin and Justification
- 6 Sacraments in General, Baptism and Confirmation
- 7 The Sacrament of Penance at the Council
- 8 Presence and Sacrifice
- 9 Bishops
- 10 The Tridentine Proposal for the Formation of the Clergy
- 11 Pastoral Care
- 12 The Decree on Marriage
- 13 Reform of the Religious Orders
- 14 Sacred Art
- 15 Sacred Music
- 16 The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
12 - The Decree on Marriage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 October 2023
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Frontispiece
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organizational Structure of the Council of Trent
- 3 Schools of Theology at the Council of Trent
- 4 Scripture and Traditions at the Council of Trent
- 5 Original Sin and Justification
- 6 Sacraments in General, Baptism and Confirmation
- 7 The Sacrament of Penance at the Council
- 8 Presence and Sacrifice
- 9 Bishops
- 10 The Tridentine Proposal for the Formation of the Clergy
- 11 Pastoral Care
- 12 The Decree on Marriage
- 13 Reform of the Religious Orders
- 14 Sacred Art
- 15 Sacred Music
- 16 The Papacy and the Application of Conciliar Decrees
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
The Council of Trent defended matrimony as a sacrament, reaffirming traditional Catholic teachings, butalso putting an end to future clandestinemarriages by imposing conditions for the marriage contract to be valid, assuring the free consent of the spouses, making it public, bringing the rite under the control of the clergy, and keeping an official record of the ceremony. It forbade divorce while not condemning the practices of the Orthodox.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent , pp. 242 - 260Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023