Marriage is beautiful, marriage is under attack, and marriage can be remedied. Those are the principle messages of Casti Connubii, and in this episode, we consider the final part of Pope Pius XI's encyclical.
After all of the problems presented in the last episode, you might expect a specific solution to each particular problem. Instead, Pope Pius XI shows that the solution is a mix of personal, communal, ecclesial, and civil responsibility and cooperation.
Here's an outline of the whole encyclical, to aid you in your reading!
Casti Connubii
Unofficially and Unmagisterially Outlined by Joseph Gruber
Outline
I. Introduction- paragraphs 1-9
II. The Three Marks of Marriage- paragraph 10
a. Offspring- paragraphs 11-18
b. Conjugal Fidelity- paragraphs 19-30
c. Sacrament- paragraphs 31-43
III. Attacks on Marriage- paragraphs 44-52
a. Specifically on Offspring- paragraphs 53
i. Contraceptive/Sterile Sex- paragraphs 54-62
ii. Abortion- paragraphs 63-67
iii. Eugenics- paragraphs 68-69
iv. Sterilization- paragraphs 70-71
b. Specifically on Conjugal Fidelity- paragraph 72
i. Adultery/Open marriages- paragraph 73
ii. A disordered household/false emancipation of women- paragraphs 74-78
c. Specifically on the Sacrament- paragraphs 79-81
i. Mixed Marriages- paragraphs 82-84
ii. Divorce- paragraphs 85-93
IV. Remedies
a. Return to the Original Plan- paragraphs 94-96
b. Combat Lust- paragraphs 97-101
c. Have the Church Teach the Truth- paragraphs 102-109
d. Each Couple Takes Ownership- paragraphs 110-111
e. Prepare Couples Ahead of Time- paragraphs 112-115
f. Support the Poor and Needy- paragraphs 116-122
g. Church and State Should Cooperate- paragraphs 123-127
V. Conclusion- paragraphs 128-130
As always,
