▁attitude ▁goes ▁much ▁further ▁than ▁the ▁sec ular ▁law ▁regarding ▁mon og amy : ▁It ▁forb ids ▁rem ar ry ing , ▁considering ▁such ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁for nic ation : ▁" And ▁yet , ▁save ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁our ▁God , ▁in ▁His ▁Holy ▁Mount , ▁the ▁case ▁is ▁not ▁such ▁with ▁the ▁wife . ▁But , ▁that ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁Gent iles ▁are ▁otherwise , ▁who ▁is ▁there ▁that ▁knows ▁not ." ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁times ▁a ▁minor ity ▁of ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁the olog ians ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁pol yg amy , ▁though ▁not ▁ideal , ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁legit imate ▁form ▁of ▁Christian ▁marriage ▁in ▁certain ▁regions , ▁in ▁particular ▁Africa . ▁The ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁teach es ▁in ▁its ▁C ate ch ism ▁that ▁pol yg amy ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁accord ▁with ▁the ▁moral ▁law . ▁[ Con j ug al ] ▁commun ion ▁is ▁rad ically ▁contrad icted ▁by ▁pol yg amy ; ▁this , ▁in ▁fact , ▁directly ▁neg ates ▁the ▁plan ▁of ▁God ▁that ▁was ▁revealed ▁from ▁the ▁beginning , ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁equal ▁personal ▁dign ity ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁who ▁in ▁mat rim ony ▁give ▁themselves ▁with ▁a ▁love ▁that ▁is ▁total ▁and ▁therefore ▁unique ▁and ▁exclusive . ▁ ▁The ▁il leg ality ▁of ▁pol yg amy ▁in ▁certain ▁areas ▁creates , ▁according ▁to ▁certain ▁Bible ▁pass ages , ▁additional ▁arguments ▁against ▁it . ▁Paul ▁the ▁Apost le ▁writes ▁" submit ▁to ▁the ▁authorities , ▁not ▁only