Diocesan Resources

Making a Case for Marriage: Why Isn't It Good to Live Together Before Marriage? (2014)

Topic
Office/Committee
Year Published
  • 2014
Language
  • English

Making a Case for Marriage: Why Isn't It Good to Live Together Before Marriage?

Part of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage 

Many young people are searching for a soulmate in a marriage partner. They want an intimate and enduring relationship where they can share their deepest dreams and desires. In a misguided effort to achieve this intimacy, they often enter into a cohabiting relationship. In so doing, they undermine their chances of attaining the very thing they most want. The Catholic Church understands this quest for intimacy, which God himself has placed within the human heart. Sexual expression is a means of achieving marital intimacy, where the spouses are committed to each other and to the marital relationship. The Catholic Church has consistently taught this truth, and social science research now confirms it. 

USCCB-FLWY-Why-Isn-t-It-Good-to-Live-Together-Before-Marriage.pdf