Read the Catechism in a Year
The Sixth Commandment: You shall not commit adultery.
What is the significance of the child in a marriage?
A child is a creature and a gift of God, which comes to earth through the love of his parents.
True love does not desire a couple to be self-contained. Love opens up in the child. A child that has been conceived and born is not something "made", nor is he the sum of his paternal and maternal genes. He is a completely new and unique creature of God, equipped with his own soul. The child therefore does not belong to the parents and is not their property. (YOUCAT question 418)
Dig Deeper: CCC section (2378) and other references here. (Note that we will cover the sections we skipped over the next several days.)
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