Marriage has always been sacred. The sanctity (no such thing as sacredness) of marriage has never been dependent on rites (civil or religious) but on vows that each party makes during solemnization.
Sanctity of marriage has nothing to do with society's acceptance of divorce, because the latter is private while the former is universal. Each couple may have valid reasons to separate, reasons for which only the couple, in their private capacities, may validly raise in accordance with civil law or cannon law. The sad reality, however, is that children are collateral victims of the couple's decision to separate, and this effect permeates into the children's moral and psychological well being.
Marriage has always been sacred. The sanctity (no such thing as sacredness) of marriage has never been dependent on rites (civil or religious) but on vows that each party makes during solemnization.
Sanctity of marriage has nothing to do with society's acceptance of divorce, because the latter is private while the former is universal. Each couple may have valid reasons to separate, reasons for which only the couple, in their private capacities, may validly raise in accordance with civil law or cannon law. The sad reality, however, is that children are collateral victims of the couple's decision to separate, and this effect permeates into the children's moral and psychological well being.