CCC 1639

The consent by which the spouses mutually give and receive one another is sealed by God himself.¹⁴¹ Cf. Mk 10:9. From their covenant arises "an institution, confirmed by the divine law, . . . even in the eyes of society."¹⁴² GS 48 # 1. The covenant between the spouses is integrated into God's covenant with man: "Authentic married love is caught up into divine love."¹⁴³ GS 48 # 2.