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1619 Virginity for the sake of the kingdom of heaven is an unfolding of baptismal grace, a powerful sign of the supremacy of the bond with Christ and of the ardent expectation of his return, a sign which also recalls that marriage is a reality of this present age which is passing away. ¹¹⁶

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ARTICLE 7: THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

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116 Cf. Mk 12:25; I Cor 7:31.

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