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2382 The Lord Jesus insisted on the original intention of the Creator who willed that marriage be indissoluble. ¹⁷⁴ He abrogates the accommodations that had slipped into the old Law. ¹⁷⁵ Between the baptized, "a ratified and consummated marriage cannot be dissolved by any human power or for any reason other than death." ¹⁷⁶

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PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST

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SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

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CHAPTER TWO: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF Jesus said to his disciples: "Love one another even as I have loved you." 1

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ARTICLE 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT You shall not commit adultery. 113

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IV. OFFENSES AGAINST THE DIGNITY OF MARRIAGE

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174 Cf. Mt 5:31-32; 19:3-9; Mk 10:9; Lk 16:18; I Cor 7:10-ll.

175 Cf. Mt 19:7-9.

176 CIC, can. 1141.

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