Marriage and Vatican II

In the 50 years since Vatican II, we have seen the changes unfold, the most famous being the switch from a Mass done only in latin to one in the local language. In addition to this change, we've reestablished many Catholic teachings, including the Church's teachings on marriage. The primary emphasis in the doctrine is that married life is a vocation, like that of priesthood or single-life. It is a calling from God to expand Christ's message of love to the future generations. I feel that today's society does agree that is is a vocation but doesn't place the full commitment that the Church does on it. There are so many marriages today that are only seen as convenient, for lower taxes or whatever, and the sacredness in the call isn't as strong as it once was. Another point brought up in this article is how married love isn't fleeting. Today's society definitely contradicts this. We can see from Kim Kardashian's 72 day marriage that the words "to death do us part" have seemed to have lost their meaning to many. A third point is how marriage is supposed to grow and ripen. Many relationships today are only kept for the kids or for some reason that makes divorce not an option. Some may wait till the kids are out of the house before divorcing but others may spend a life of misery together in marriage because it wasn't what they expected and they didn't know how to get out. A final point established by Vatican II on marriage is the importance of family love. Marriage is supposed to be open to pro-creation, yet many married couples are either using birth control or having abortions to prevent or end unwanted pregnancies that would change life as they knew it. Overall, there are some things that society today doesn't support when it comes to the Catholic Church's teachings on marriage.