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A free union is a union between two persons that lacks any publicly recognized bond (either civil or religious).

The phrase "free union" is misleading, and the Catechism
Catechism

A catechism is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present....
 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.






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A free union is a union between two persons that lacks any publicly recognized bond (either civil or religious).

The phrase "free union" is misleading, and the Catechism
Catechism

A catechism is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present....
 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. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, being in a "free union" is a grave offense against the dignity of marriage.

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  • Cohabitation
    Cohabitation

    Cohabitation is when people live together in an emotionally- and/or physically-intimate relationship. The term is most frequently applied to couples who are not married....
  • Concubinage
    Concubinage

    Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing, matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status. Typically, the man has an official wife and, in addition, one or more concubines....
  • Criticism of marriage
    Criticism of marriage

    Over time many thinkers have proposed 'arguments against marriage' for varied reasons, including financial risk when measured against the divorce rate, and questioning of the necessity to have their relationship sanctioned by government or religious authorities....
  • Free love
    Free love

    The term free love has been used since at least the nineteenth century to describe a social movement that rejects marriage, which is seen as a form of social bondage, especially for women....
  • Intimate relationship
    Intimate relationship

    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 intimacy or emotional intimacy....
  • Marriage
    Marriage

    Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
  • Open relationship
    Open relationship

    An open relationship denotes a relationship in which the participants are free to have sexual intercourse with other partners. If the couple making this agreement are married, it is an open marriage....
  • Polyamory
    Polyamory

    Polyamory is the desire, practice, or acceptance of having more than one loving, intimate relationship at a time with the full knowledge and consent of everyone involved....


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