sanc·ti·ty (sngkt-t)
1. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.
2. The quality or condition of being considered sacred; inviolability.
3. Something considered sacred.
Sanctity is a lovely word and a lovely ideal. Were that it may be so....as we know, it isn't. Christian marriages have as high divorce rate as non-Christians. Christians also fall prey to (or actively seek and engage in) those other less than sanctified behaviors that non-Christians do. The follies of human beings - make for very good tele-dramas, but not so good real life events. Plenty of fodder though for that bored small number of folks to have plenty to talk about, or even the not so bored that just delight in carrying their tales from one ear to the next. Sanctity is a lovely ideal, definitely something to strive for in an individual, quiet way. As something to demand from others, and act affronted if they don't share your passion for the definition of sanctity in as how it relates to you and your marriage - that tends to bring out very unsanctified behavior from those who are shouting accusatory and ugly things at the other, less "sanctified" (in their eyes) people, and that just defiles everyone, doesn't it? Maybe a revisit to the Golden Rule would be in order here.
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