Not to play devil’s advocate here, but do you really believe that heterosexual marriage, today, involves any if the things that you list?”
...mine did. Certainly the marriage vows include “decency, morals and God”. The minister includes that and more as well. So I don’t know WTH you’re talking about.
Over 50% end in divorce with children caught in the crossfire - they may as well be born out of wedlock.
It was not directed at your marriage - it was directed at the institution in general. When the state got involved in marriage, it was over. When marriage was strictly an institution of the church, it still had meaning.