Catholic bishops get report contrary to teachings

The USCCB's statement on goods of marriage is opposing the Magisterium teaching on the goods of marriage. Canonists and tribunal officials participated in consultations on marriage and this is their concerning statement:

"Church teaching recognizes four distinct "goods" of marriage:

The bonum sacramenti, the bonum fidei, the bonum prolis, and the bonum coniugum.

The canonists have added a fourth "good" of marriage (the partnership) to the three timeless properties of marriage (permanence, exclusivity and procreativity). But a Roman Rota judge explains that "partnership" is not a "good" of marriage, but an "end" of marriage. This sounds trite, but in canon law this makes a huge difference.