By Joshua McElwee
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Happily ever after doesn’t require any complicated maths, the Vatican said on Tuesday — for Catholics, one spouse is enough.
In a new decree approved by Pope Leo, the Vatican’s top doctrinal office told the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics they should seek to marry one spouse for life and should not have multiple sexual relationships.
Criticizing the practice of polygamy in Africa, including among members of the Church, the Vatican reiterated that it believes marriage is a lifelong commitment between one man and one woman.
The decree, which did not discuss same-sex relationships, focused on what it called the
One Spouse Is Enough, Vatican Tells World’s Catholics
