... invisible union between Christ and his spouse, the church. And also looked at a deeper meaning of the writing, and assumed marriage to be a sacred pledge of fidelity. This mistaken interpretation was a turning point, in the Christian understanding of marriage as a sacrament. Towards the end of the century, bishops became more involved in the marriage ceremonies due to the fall of the Romans in face of the Germans. At the ending of the ... is considered to be a free community of persons rather than an institution of the human society for the benefit of the society (Cooke 53). The signifi...

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