... a sacrament, a "sacred sign, instituted by Christ to give grace" (Bernard Cooke). Yet, the social practice of marriage or union between people was not always deemed a sacrament. Discuss the history and development of the belief that marriage is a sacrament. What is the significance of calling marriage a sacrament? Do you feel that marriage is/can be a sacrament? Explain. (3-4 pages) Considering the extreme ... could successfully that was associated with sex. Augustine was understood Paul's word "mysterion" to be "sacramentum" and thought of marriage as described by Paul to be a visible ...

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