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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II said Saturday that the Catholic Church needs to do more to help encourage lasting marriages, saying that the secular world has lost sight of the religious aspects of matrimony.
"Many today have a clear understanding of the secular nature of marriage, which includes the rights and responsibilities modern societies hold as determining factors for a marital contract," John Paul said during an audience with U.S. bishops from Texas and Oklahoma. But, he said, there are "some who appear to lack a proper understanding of the intrinsically religious dimension of this covenant."See the full content of this document
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Pope Tells Bishops to Aid Married
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