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Is marriage valid when there’s impotence on the part of one of the spouses?
Question: Is a marriage valid when one of the spouses knows beforehand that they cannot consummate it? For example, if a man and a woman become paralyzed by accident and, unable to have sex, nevertheless decide to marry anyway. Answer: I would like to remind you that impotence to consummate