69. Marriage is prohibited between all relatives in direct line, and between full or half brothers and sisters.
Note. The impediment to marriage between relatives mentioned in this Section shall include likewise consanguinity arising from birth out of wedlock.
70. No marriage may be contracted without the mutual consent of the parties thereto.
71. Difference of religion of persons intending to marry shall not be considered an impediment to their marriage.
72. The monastic state, priesthood, or deaconhood shall not be considered impediments to marriage.
73. A vow of celibacy whether taken by a member of the white or black clergy[1] shall not be considered an impediment to marriage.
Chapter III
Invalidity of Marriage
74. A marriage may be annulled only in cases determined by law.
- ↑ "Black Clergy" in Russian ecclesiastical terminology means the membership of monastic orders; "White Clergy" means the non-monastic clergy. Under the rules of the Greek-Russian Orthodox Catholic Church a priest is not permitted to marry. This prohibition was evaded by the candidate for priesthood marrying before his ordination. Widowed priests, however, were prohibited from remarrying. (Ed. note.)
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