What was the Roman Catholic Church trying to do in the 4ᵗʰ century when it prohibited close marriages,discouraged adoption,and condemned polygyny,concubinage,divorce,and remarriage?

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The Roman Catholic Church aimed to facilitate the transfer of property to the church by prohibiting practices that could strengthen family ties and inheritance practices that did not favor the church. By discouraging practices like close marriages, adoption, and polygyny, the church sought to limit the ways in which property could be kept within extended families, thereby increasing the chances that property would be bequeathed to the church.

What Was the Roman Catholic Church Trying to Do in the 4ᵗʰ