Orthodox theology of marriage insists on its sacramental eternity rather than its legal indissolubility. |
After all, we Romans with our stringent teachings of indissolubility and annulment do not claim to have a corner on all wisdom and compassion, do we? |
The indissolubility of marriage flows in the first place from the very essence of that gift: the gift of one person to another person. |
Hence arose the idea of the dissolubility of marriage and divorce, superseding the unity and indissolubility of the marriage bond. |
It should in fact be stated that fidelity, indissolubility and a definitive character are essential for the quality of the gift. |
It is thought, on the other hand, that indissolubility is an ideal but unattainable requirement. |