Catechism Paragraph 1640
Part 2:
THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
Section 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
Chapter 3: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
Article 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Section 2: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
Chapter 3: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
Article 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Thus the marriage bond has been established by God himself in such a way that a marriage concluded and consummated between baptized persons can never be dissolved. This bond, which results from the free human act of the spouses and their consummation of the marriage, is a reality, henceforth irrevocable, and gives rise to a covenant guaranteed by God's fidelity. the Church does not have the power to contravene this disposition of divine wisdom.[144]
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[144]
Cf. CIC, can. 1141.