Marriage and Vatican II

There are several similarities and differences between the teachings on marriage from Vatican II and current trends in marriage. In the article, they call marriage a "vocation" and I believe that the saying has less meaning in current day marriages than it once did. It used to be that a husband and a wife would almost never get divorced, and now it is much more common. There are different celebrities getting divorced almost every single day. The article also mentions that the Church benefits from the love in marriages. This is probably because the husband and wife will hopefully have kids and raise their children in a good environment with the church and follow Jesus as an example. "The call to love reaches beyond the home, to the extended family, the neighborhood, and the larger community." When Pope Benedict spoke about marital love and family life, he mentioned that marriage is not fleeting, but rather a life long project. When two people are married, they should spend the rest of their lives together- even if problems arise, current day society advocates trying to work through all problems. Although this does not happen a good amount of the time, I believe that it is still thought to be the right thing to do. The article also says that the bond between husband and wife will "grow and ripen" over time. I definitely believe this is true, because the more you go through life with someone, the closer the bond you will have with them. Although there may be some current trends that don't exactly go along with Vatican II, there are many principles that still remain intact.