The inclinatio naturalis to Conjugal Union and the Sponsal Dimension of the Human Person in the Writings of Pedro-Juan Viladrich

Abstract

A proper understanding of the inclinatio naturalis to conjugal union is radically inseparable from any authentic comprehension of the nature and characteristics of said union. This paper intends to very briefly examine the general contextual framework within which Viladrich addresses the inclinatio naturalis as a foundation for its consideration as a constitutive element of the ontic structure of the human person as a sponsal being, and the implications of this for the canonical system’s understanding and protection of the conjugal union.