Overview
- Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández presented the Italian-language document, titled “One Flesh: In Praise of Monogamy,” at a Vatican press conference.
- The note reaffirms marriage as an exclusive, indissoluble union of one man and one woman and urges Catholics to seek one spouse for life.
- It condemns polygamy and warns about the growth of polyamory in Western societies, stating that a "succession of faces" cannot sustain true intimacy.
- The text emphasizes the unitive purpose of marital sex beyond procreation, says sexual enjoyment is compatible with marital dignity, and reiterates Humanae Vitae by rejecting artificial contraception.
- Released on the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, it stresses that marriage is not ownership and links monogamy to the dignity and equality of women.