Catechism of the Catholic Church §2369 — excerpt
"By safeguarding both these essential aspects, the unitive and the procreative, the conjugal act preserves in its fullness the sense of true mutual love and its orientation toward man's exalted vocation to parenthood."
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Also cites: HV 12