th<\/sup> century during the Council of Trent it was proclaimed that marriage was indeed a sacrament. In the early 1960\u2019s during Vatican II it was said that marriage was not just about procreation but about the sacramental covenant of love that both people agree to and commit their lives. Intimacy is a covenant of love and is holy therefore intimacy is necessary to sustain that love and was a source of holiness or grace. A change in the Church\u2019s teaching.<\/p>\nIn today\u2019s world we are free to choose a commitment to a holy life in many ways one of which is marriage. We struggle in today\u2019s world with a disposable culture from cups to marriages and people. However, if the two people entering the marriage enter it as a sacrament in their minds, body and soul committing not only to one another but to God I believe they can make it through the toughest times possible.\u00a0 The bonding of two spouses becoming one is the most intimate way to know one another and feel the presence of God through the power and gentleness of pure love. God is physically present not only in the intimacy but in witnessing the unconditional love of two people in a committed and spiritual union of marriage.<\/p>\n
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