By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - On the feast of the Holy Family, it seemed appropriate to identify a few Church policies on marriage and family... At this point, the Church’s policy is that marriage is between one man and one woman. Church’s policy requires that husband and wife should be faithful in marriage in an exclusive union, open to children, until the parting of death... The Church also forbids the marriage of people of the same sex. Current Church policy does not permit contraception and homosexual behavior. ..