Marriage a Sacrament?

[TimOliv]

Well, yes, I realize that ecclesiology is involved, for because it is sacred, the presence of a spiritual father is required in the Catholic communion. But my point was, even though, under normal circumstances, an ordained Catholic man needs to be present in the ceremony, still, from what I understand, it is not the priest or deacon who “confers” the Sacrament. Rather, the man and the woman confer it upon each other.

But thank you for your clarification, lak!

Blessings to you!

Your wording may need to be tweaked a bit but in essence, you are correct.

CCC 1623 In the Latin Church, it is ordinarily understood that the spouses, as ministers of Christ’s grace, mutually confer upon each other the sacrament of Matrimony by expressing their consent before the Church. In the Eastern liturgies the minister of this sacrament (which is called “Crowning”) is the priest or bishop who, after receiving the mutual consent of the spouses, successively crowns the bridegroom and the bride as a sign of the marriage covenant.

 

[Malcolm_McLean]

But, it’s not a sacrament in Protestant circles? Why’d they throw it out?

The reason Luther gave was that non-Christians can marry. The real reason was that the church’s control of the sacraments was, Luther thought, putting too much social and political power into the hands of the clergy. For instance people had to pay money for dispensation from very remote relationships, often godparents. That was an abuse, and one way of stopping it was to declare the sacrament itself invalid.

 

[Mintaka]

A godparent wasn’t a remote relationship back then. Your godparent had the right and privilege of poking his/her nose into every facet of your upbringing. In many cultures in the world, the godparent is still a very close relationship, like a parent or grandparent or famous aunt. Your godparent knew you from almost the time you were born, and you usually bore his/her name and learned a lot from him/her. Their kids were like siblings or cousins to you.

Marrying a godparent, even one you don’t see much? Or even your godparent’s spouse?

Ew! grossed out look

 

[Jabronie]

Wrongo. When I was a Lutheran it was Baptism and Marriage as the only sacraments.

Which brand or flavor of Protestant are you thinking of that discards marriage as a sacrament???

Every Lutheran I know has Communion and Baptism as sacraments; not marriage. What denomination of Lutheran were you?