Le défi d'une catéchèse du sacrement du mariage en société postmoderne : la situation dans les diocèses de Belgique francophone

This thesis is devoted to a major challenge – the preparation for the sacrament of marriage in postmodern societies, starting from a survey articulated on this theme, extended to the French-speaking dioceses of Belgium. We have come up with a series of observations: the often limited time devoted to preparation; the focus on the preparation of the liturgy or ceremony; the variety of reasons for requesting that the ceremony takes place in the church; social reasons, regularization of a situation, desire for a beautiful festival; the ignorance of the profound meaning of the sacrament of marriage... Mehr ...