It might have been when we first pressed record that we realized that all of the attacks on marriage listed by Pope Pius XI's encyclical Casti Connubii are all hot-button issues. Who knew? When people talk about moral problems, 90-95% of the time, they're talking about issues relating to the nature of marriage. So, in some 37 minutes, we try to address: contraception, sterile sex, abortion, eugenics, sterilization, adultery, open marriages, a false understanding of the emancipation of women, disordered households, mixed-faith marriages, and divorce. Clearly, we don't pretend to have addressed them all perfectly, but that wasn't our intent. Our intent is to invite you to consider that maybe, just maybe, it could be possible that the teachings of the Church might lead to better marriages, as the common wisdom of the day just doesn't seem to cut it. These ideas do cut against the grain of the spirit of the world. But maybe we're meant for something grander than the spirit of the world can deliver!

Please find below an outline of Casti Connubii to aid you in your reading!

Casti Connubii

Unofficially and Unmagisterially Outlined by Joseph Gruber

Outline

I. Introduction- paragraphs 1-9

II. The Three Marks of Marriage- paragraph 10

a. Offspring- paragraphs 11-18

b. Conjugal Fidelity- paragraphs 19-30

c. Sacrament- paragraphs 31-43

III. Attacks on Marriage- paragraphs 44-52

a. Specifically on Offspring- paragraphs 53

i. Contraceptive/Sterile Sex- paragraphs 54-62

ii. Abortion- paragraphs 63-67

iii. Eugenics- paragraphs 68-69

iv. Sterilization- paragraphs 70-71

b. Specifically on Conjugal Fidelity- paragraph 72

i. Adultery/Open marriages- paragraph 73

ii. A disordered household/false emancipation of women- paragraphs 74-78

c. Specifically on the Sacrament- paragraphs 79-81

i. Mixed Marriages- paragraphs 82-84

ii. Divorce- paragraphs 85-93

IV. Remedies

a. Return to the Original Plan- paragraphs 94-96

b. Combat Lust- paragraphs 97-101

c. Have the Church Teach the Truth- paragraphs 102-109

d. Each Couple Takes Ownership- paragraphs 110-111

e. Prepare Couples Ahead of Time- paragraphs 112-115

f. Support the Poor and Needy- paragraphs 116-122

g. Church and State Should Cooperate- paragraphs 123-127

V. Conclusion- paragraphs 128-130

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