The value of matrimonial consent in the light of canon 1055 1-2 is an essential pastoral tool in the ministry of pastors and pastoral agents in the Catholic Church. The book on the sacrament of marriage occupies the largest portion of the code. The author takes up the challenge to provide an inner depth on the church's teachings on the sacrament of marriage by looking at the developments from the 1917 Code of canon Law through to the Vatican II Council and thereafter, the promulgation of the 1983 code of canon Law.This book is an endeavor to provide an expose on the progress in the rotal...