1. Relationships And Families Flashcards

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Catholics teach sex should be:

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Marital
Unitive
Procreative

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2
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Quote for sex should be marital

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The sexual outside marriage is a grave sin (CCC)

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Sex should be unitive

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‘the two shall become one flesh’

Mark 10:6-9

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Quite for sex should be procreative

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Be fruitful and increase in number

Genesis 1 : 27-28

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What is the catholic teaching on sex before marriage

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  • The gift of virginity in marriage makes both feel more special and loved
  • Sex before marriage (especially casual sex) trivialises the act
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Teachings about humans (2)

And quote

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  • Men and women are equal in the eyes of God
  • Complementary to each other
  • Human life is the most important thing to God

“God created humans in his image, male and female.’ (Genesis 1:27)

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Teachings about marital sex from Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (4)

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  • Unites the couple in self-giving and love
  • Bonds the couple
  • Shows commitment, love and respect
  • Gives the possibility of new life
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Teachings about extramarital sex from Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (4)

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  • Exploits the other person for personal pleasure
  • Can lead to seeing others as sex objects – rather than individuals with dignity and value
  • Can make people selfish …
  • Adultery breaks the marriage vows
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Important teachings about catholic marriage (SPEL)

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S acrament (God is part of the marriage) 
P ermanent (it is life-long)
E xclusive (faithfulness is very important) 
L ife-giving (it should be pro-creative)
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Catholic marriage vows (promises):

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• To have and to hold from this day forwards • For better for worse

To love and to cherish • Until death do us part

In sickness and in health

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Catholic views about adultery (5)

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• It breaks the marriage vows (have and to hold….love
and cherish)
• Betrays trust - causes hurt
• Brings distress to whole family
• Can cause the break-up of the marriage (insecure for children)
• Jesus says adultery is wrong

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Adultery contrasting

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personal happiness is more important…? Perhaps the couple made a serious mistake by getting married?

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Catholic teachings on homosexuality:

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  • It is not a sin to have homosexual feelings

* Homosexual sex is considered wrong because it is not pro-creative

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Catholic teaching on same-sex marriage:

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  • Same-sex marriage is legal in the UK
  • But the Catholic Church teach that it is not (sacramentally) marital (Adam and Eve) nor properly unitive nor procreative.
  • Therefore Catholic Church will not marry same sex couples nor will the Church of England.
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Quotes against divorce

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-“Till death us do part’
-“What God has joined together let no man separate” (Mark 10:9)
-‘Anyone who divorces his wife…and marries another
woman commits adultery.” Matthew 19:9-9

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Why can couples married in a Catholic Church not end their marriage (in the eyes of the church):

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God is part of the marriage

Catholic marriage is ‘till death do us part’

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Catholic position on remarriage

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  • Catholics cannot re-marry in a Catholic Church unless the original partner has died
  • A re-married Catholic cannot therefore receive Holy Communion
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18
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A valid Catholic marriage:

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-Must be consummated (have sex)
-Must give consent and be free to marry
-Must marry of own free will (not forced)
-Must not be closely related
-Must be willing to accept children
-The five vows must be said (in front of a Catholic
priest)

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What is annulment

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Catholics can receive a statement that their (Catholic) marriage was invalid

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Acceptable reasons for annulment

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  • One/both was forced to marry
  • One/both never intended to have a child
  • The marriage was not consummated
  • One/both never intended to remain faithful
  • Lies/concealment
  • Incest
  • Couldn’t give consent (not understanding the vows)
21
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Church of England views on divorce

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  • Divorce IS accepted and recognised because sometimes it is human nature that vows cannot be kept
  • Re-marriage is seen as a sign of God’s forgiveness and willingness to give a new start
22
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To avoid splitting up:

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  1. Attend marriage preparation classes

2. Seek marriage counselling

23
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Why is the Catholic Church against cohabitation?

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• There is no commitment within the sexual union
• This can create insecurity … and reduce the need
for faithfulness
-Promotes a casual and lazy attitude to the relationship

24
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Cohabitation contrasting

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-Can get to know them better - fewer divorces

25
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Catholic attitudes to contraception

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  • All artificial contraception is wrong
  • It contradicts God’s command to ‘be fruitful and multiply’
  • It contradicts the two purposes of sex - to be unitive and to procreate
26
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Other Christian attitudes to contraception

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  • Artificial contraception is acceptable because..
  • It is responsible to only have the number of children you can care for
  • God created sex for uniting couples as well as for pro-creating
27
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All Christians are against the (type of contraception):

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All Christians are against the

28
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Catholics attitudes on NFP and why

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  • The Catholic Church does allow Natural Family Planning
  • This is where couples do NOT have sex when the woman is at the most fertile time of the month
  • Catholics agree that couples should only have the number of children they can care for
  • The possibility of pregnancy remains - if this is what God plans
29
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Catholics belive the family should be and act as the…?

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‘The Church in miniature’

30
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Teachings on form of family

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Nuclear family is ideal, e.g. married mother, father and child who live together

  • Other types of family are not encouraged
  • Having a mother and father is more balanced
  • Children with same-sex parents may be harmed by prejudice and intolerance
31
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Contrasting forms on forms of family

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  • A quarter of children in Britain have single parents
  • There is growing acceptance of same-sex parenting (20,000 children)
  • Love and stability matters most
32
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Four main responsibilities of parents:

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  1. To pro-create
  2. To give children security
  3. To educate children
  4. To be the authority
33
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Roles/responsibilities of children within the family

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• Children should obey their parents

34
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Roles/responsibilities of parents within the family

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  • Parents should show love and kindness to children

* Parents should bring up children in the Christian faith

35
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Roles/responsibilities of husbands within the family:

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• Husbands should love their wives so much they are

prepared to die for them

36
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(Informal) husbands are expected to….?

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-Expected to work for and protect family

37
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Traditional roles in family

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  • Traditionally, Catholics saw the mother’s role as looking after home and children – today considered very dignified
  • Traditionally, father’s role was to protect and provide financially for the family
38
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Modern situation about gender roles in the family

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  • Today, most Catholics see men and women as equally important – bringing different qualities
  • Today, many mothers work full or part time to provide for the family
  • Gender equality means that sometimes roles are switched
39
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Info about The Bible and gender equality

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  • In the Old Testament men were seen as superior to women…

* The 12 apostles were male and early Church leaders were men

40
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Jesus on gender equality

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Jesus was radical – he treated women as equal to men.

41
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Examples of important women in the Bible

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  • Mary Magdalene had the task of announcing the resurrection to Jesus’ male followers
  • Mary,Jesusmother,is shown as the perfect disciple
42
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Quotes on gender equality in the Bible

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“God created humans in his own image, male and female he created them both (Genesis 1:27)
“There is neither male nor female…for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (St Paul)

43
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Official Catholic teaching on value of men and women

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Men and women are equal but have different roles.

44
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Quote for value of men and women

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‘Each of the two sexes has equal dignity, though in a different way’ (CCC)

45
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Women cannot be priests in the Catholic Church but they can play other important roles:

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  • Motherhood (EXCLUSIVELY-WOMEN-very valuable)
  • Holy Communion/Confirmation classes
  • Retreat days
  • Can become a nun
  • Can be a Eucharistic minister
  • Can be a missionary
  • Be in a caring profession, e.g. doctor
  • Support charities (e.g. CAFOD, SVP)
46
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Contrasting views on female priests

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  • Christian group the Salvation Army have had women priests since 1865
  • The Church of England has allowed women priests since 1994 and women bishops since 2014
47
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Gender equality in Britain today situation:

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• The is a gender pay gap approx. 15% in favour of men
• Far fewer women are in top jobs than men - less than 10% of CEOs are women
-There is still gender discrimination

48
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Catholic teaching on gender discrimination

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Gender discrimination is wrong because it devalues a person and society.

49
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Pope Francis on pay gap

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“Why should women earn less than men for doing the same job? It is a scandal!”