Marriage and Vatican II

The Second Vatican Council formulated many teachings on marriage. One of these being that marriage and family are first on the list of modern needs of society. Marriage plays an important role in the church and society. The "Constitution on the Church in the Modern World," claims that marriage is a calling from God. Today, I do not think many people see it that way. People get married for a number of reasons, but I do not think that the majority of couples choose to get married because they feel it is their calling. In modern times, many couples choose to have nondenominational weddings, or elope. Modern couples are also getting married later in life, and because of the economic situation and current times, couples are not in any rush to start a family. I really liked the quote from "The Church in the Middle East" that stated "Conjugal love is not a fleeting event, but the patient project of a life time." It is sad to say that many couples are not in marriage for the long-haul. I feel that media and society has normalized divorce as a common occurrence so couples give up easily. I feel that patience is probably key when it comes to marriage.