The Council of Trent and the Indissolubility of Marriage: Hermeneutical Questions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1400/232645Keywords:
Indissolubility, Marriage, Council of Trent.Abstract
The Council of Trent offered an important contribution to the doctrine and canonical discipline of marriage. In particular, Trent affirmed marriage’s indissolubility within a canon whose drafting resulted in a formula that has provoked doubts regarding its doctrinal value. This article addresses the criteria for interpreting the value of that Tridentine canon.