matrimony

[marisiya]

What type of sacrament is the catholic sacrament of holy matrimony?
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[Hierophant]

A pretty shitty one.

[Brad Reddekopp]

lol

[Charles]

The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls it a "sacrament at the service of communion", by which it means that marriage gives a person a particular mission in bringing others to salvation. This puts in the same category as Holy Orders, but unlike Holy Orders, it does not confer a "sacramental character" or an "indelible mark" that the recipient will carry for eternity. Now that I think about it, this seems inconsistent: if your earthly mission is to have babies and indoctrinate them, you don't get the same long-term job security as if your mission is to indoctrinate everyone in your neighborhood (both tasks are clearly unnecessary in heaven). I understand the biblical precedent for each of these beliefs, so I guess I'll just have to say that Jesus made a bad decision on granting sacramental character in one case but not the other.