Essence of marriage is to procreate, says Catholic priest

The Administrator, Corpus Christi Cathedral Port Harcourt, Rev. Fr. Bartholomew Uzoma has said that the essence of marriage is for procreation.

Speaking during the solemnisation of Holy Matrimony between Rachel and Marco Purgatorio in Port Harcourt recently, he said the essence of marriage is not only for companionship.

“If the essence of marriage is companionship alone, a man could find a male folk to marry. There must be an element of procreation.”

He said that Purgatorio, who is the General Manager of Tethys-Plantgeria Ltd., a Port Harcourt based Diving and Marine Contractors, believes in Catholic doctrine, and that was why he decided to look for a virtuous woman to marry.

Describing the marriage between Purgatorio who is Italian and Rachel, a Nigerian, as a union of people of two cultures, he admonished them to stand together and show love to their family and God.

“He sometimes wears Nigerian clothes. Marco must be patient with his wife and teach her his culture. We rejoice with them. They need our prayers and support.”