[Sherman Logan]

Thanks to "the spirit of the Council" very few young Catholics are versed in Casti Connubi.

Seems to me then that the Church ought to make sure that anybody they marry fully understands what is involved.

Maybe they should do like the surgeons and put together a "fully informed consent" video and then have the blissful couple sign a bunch of forms. :)

Unless of course the unexpressed purpose is to leave a door open for a future annulment.

[wideawake]

Seems to me then that the Church ought to make sure that anybody they marry fully understands what is involved.

Since the late 1980s, this is certainly the case in America - that parishes no longer take the theological knowledge base of people seeking marriage for granted, but instruct them in the doctrine of the sacrament.

Unless of course the unexpressed purpose is to leave a door open for a future annulment.

Most annulments that actually get granted are based on people who deceived their way through marriage preparation.