Free Union

Free Union

:"This article is about a union between two persons that has no religious or civil recognition. For the village of Free Union, Virginia, see Free Union, Virginia."

A free union is a union between two persons that lacks any publicly recognized bond (either civil or religious)cite web | last = | first = | title = Familiaris Consortio | publisher = Libreria Editrice Vaticana | date = 1981-11-22 | url = http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio_en.html| accessdate = 2007-09-24] .

The phrase "free union" is misleading, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church raises the question of what "union" can mean in the phrase "free union". The expression "free union" includes situations such as concubinage, rejection of marriage as such, or inability to make long-term commitments. [http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm#2390 "Catechism of the Catholic Church", 2390] ] According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, being in a "free union" is a grave offense against the dignity of marriage. [http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.htm#2400 "Catechism of the Catholic Church", 2400] ]

ee also

*Cohabitation
*Concubinage
*Criticism of marriage
*Free love
*Intimate relationship
*Marriage
*Open relationship
*Polyamory

References

External links

* [http://twinoaks.org/members-exmembers/members/paxus/openhand.html A Handbook on Open Relationships]


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