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Sexuality is ordered to the conjugal love of a man and a woman. In marriage the physical intimacy of the spouses becomes a sign and pledge of spiritual communion. The marriage bond between baptized persons is sanctified by the sacrament.
Sexuality, by means of which man and woman give themselves to one another through the acts that are proper and exclusive to spouses, is not simply biological, but concerns the innermost being of the human person as such. It is realized in a truly human way only if it is an integral part of the love which a man and woman commit themselves totally to one another until death.
The acts in marriage by which the intimate and chaste union of the spouses take place are noble and honorable. The truly human performance of these acts fosters the self-giving they signify and enriches the spouses in joy and gratitude. Sexuality is a source of joy and pleasure for the married couple.
The married couple forms the intimate partnership of life and love established by the Creator and governed by His laws. It is rooted in the conjugal covenant, that is, in their irrevocable personal consent. Both give themselves definitively and totally to one another. They are no longer two; from now on they form one flesh. The covenant they freely contracted imposes on the spouses the obligation to preserve it as unique and indissoluble. What therefore God has joined together, let no man pull asunder.
Fidelity expresses constancy in keeping one�s given word to God. God is faithful. The Sacrament of Matrimony enables man and woman to enter into Christ�s fidelity to His Church. Through conjugal chastity, they bear witness to this mystery before the world.
Piue XII stated: The Creator himself established that in the generative function, spouses should experience pleasure and enjoyment of body and spirit. Therefore, the spouses do nothing evil in seeking this pleasure and enjoyment. They accept what the Creator has intended for them. At the same time, spouses should know how to keep themselves chaste through their respect for each other.