Information about Free Union
- This article is about a union between two persons that has no religious or civil recognition. For the village of Free Union, Virginia, see Free Union, Virginia.
A free union is a union between two persons that lacks any publicly recognized bond (either civil or religious)[1].
The phrase "free union" is misleading, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church raises the question of what "union" can mean in the phrase "free union". The expression "free union" includes situations such as concubinage, rejection of marriage as such, or inability to make long-term commitments.[2] According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, being in a "free union" is a grave offense against the dignity of marriage.[3]
See Also
- Cohabitation
- Concubinage
- Criticisms of the institution of marriage
- Free love
- Intimate relationship
- Marriage
References
1. ^ Familiaris Consortio. Libreria Editrice Vaticana (1981-11-22). Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
2. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2390
3. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2400
2. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2390
3. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2400
Free Union is a small village ten miles NNE of Charlottesville, Virginia. The area was first settled in the mid-1700s and became a part of Albemarle County in 1761. The village was originally referred to as Nicksville after a free slave blacksmith named Nick, who had opened a
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Cohabitation is an emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
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Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing, quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status. Typically, the man has an official wife and, in addition, one or more concubines.
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Some commentators have been critical of marriage, sometimes condemning individual local practices and sometimes even the entire institution. A good many of the criticisms are developed from a feminist viewpoint that claims marriage can be particularly disadvantageous to women.
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Free Love may refer to:
The term free love
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- Free love, a social movement that rejects marriage, which is seen as a form of social bondage, especially for women
- "Free Love," a song by Morphine from their 1995 album Yes
The term free love
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An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. It is a relationship in which the participants know or trust one another very well or are confidants of one another, or a relationship in which there is physical or emotional intimacy.
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