Billings Ovulation Method Association of Trinidad & Tobago

Some couples are unable to have children. We know that this can be a cause of real suffering for them. At the same time, we know that “marriage was not instituted solely for the procreation of children… Even in cases where, despite the intense desire of the spouses, there are no children, marriage still retains its character of being a whole manner and communion of life, and preserves its value and indissolubility” (Gaudium et Spes 50). So too, “motherhood is not a solely biological reality, but is expressed in diverse ways” (Aparecida 457).