▁duc ere , ▁ne c ▁rep ug nat ▁sac ris ▁liter is .") ▁ ▁In ▁Sub - S ah aran ▁Africa , ▁there ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁a ▁t ension ▁between ▁the ▁Christian ▁ins istence ▁on ▁mon og amy ▁and ▁traditional ▁pol yg amy . ▁For ▁instance , ▁M sw ati ▁III , ▁the ▁Christian ▁king ▁of ▁Sw az il and , ▁has ▁ 1 5 ▁w ives . ▁In ▁some ▁instances ▁in ▁recent ▁times ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁moves ▁for ▁accommod ation ; ▁in ▁other ▁instances , ▁churches ▁have ▁resist ed ▁such ▁moves ▁strongly . ▁African ▁Independent ▁Church es ▁have ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁those ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament ▁that ▁describe ▁pol yg amy ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁practice . ▁ ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁The ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁condem ns ▁pol yg amy ; ▁the ▁C ate ch ism ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁lists ▁it ▁in ▁paragraph ▁ 2 3 8 7 ▁under ▁the ▁head ▁" Other ▁off enses ▁against ▁the ▁dign ity ▁of ▁marriage " ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁" is ▁not ▁in ▁accord ▁with ▁the ▁moral ▁law ." ▁Also ▁in ▁paragraph ▁ 1 6 4 5 ▁under ▁the ▁head ▁" The ▁Good s ▁and ▁Re quire ments ▁of ▁Con j ug al ▁Love " ▁states ▁" The ▁unity ▁of ▁marriage , ▁distinct ly ▁recognized ▁by ▁our ▁Lord , ▁is ▁made ▁clear ▁in ▁the ▁equal ▁personal ▁dign ity ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁accord ed ▁to ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁in ▁mut ual ▁and ▁un res erved ▁affection . ▁Pol yg amy ▁is ▁contrary ▁to ▁conjug