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In one article by Ryan F. Lucey referring to Catholic Marriage and Church Teaching – he mentions that ” The Church teaches that for a marriage to be valid, two elements must be present: the unitive and the procreative. ” He further states, ” The unitive element of marriage means that a man and a woman give themselves completely to each other in the sexual act.” I wonder to what detail or level of frequency this Church teaching is explained. Let’s face it, the level of frequency and discussion over “give themselves completely” to each other is debated amongst married couples to the nth degree. Does that mean if either of the couple has the desire, the gift \ sacrifice of time & effort (making love) should be freely given on demand as requested. Let’s be honest – most married women don’t believe that, they don’t want to talk about it, and further, the opinions concerning frequency of the occurance are not equal. My question, “What does the Church teach us about the frequency of sexual intercourse concerning the womans obligation ?”
Each individual marriage is, of course, unique. If for any reason a husband and wife have stopped engaging in the marital act, I think even secular people would agree that there may be a problem. I am not a marital expert, so perhaps a couple who are having this issue should speak to their parish priest, or even meet with a counselor who is also faithful to Catholic Church teaching. I hope that helps. Thank you for writing.