1. Relationships And Families Flashcards
Catholics teach sex should be:
Marital
Unitive
Procreative
Quote for sex should be marital
The sexual outside marriage is a grave sin (CCC)
Sex should be unitive
‘the two shall become one flesh’
Mark 10:6-9
Quite for sex should be procreative
Be fruitful and increase in number
Genesis 1 : 27-28
What is the catholic teaching on sex before marriage
- The gift of virginity in marriage makes both feel more special and loved
- Sex before marriage (especially casual sex) trivialises the act
Teachings about humans (2)
And quote
- 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)
Teachings about marital sex from Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (4)
- Unites the couple in self-giving and love
- Bonds the couple
- Shows commitment, love and respect
- Gives the possibility of new life
Teachings about extramarital sex from Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body (4)
- 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
Important teachings about catholic marriage (SPEL)
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)
Catholic marriage vows (promises):
• 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
Catholic views about adultery (5)
• 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
Adultery contrasting
personal happiness is more important…? Perhaps the couple made a serious mistake by getting married?
Catholic teachings on homosexuality:
- It is not a sin to have homosexual feelings
* Homosexual sex is considered wrong because it is not pro-creative
Catholic teaching on same-sex marriage:
- 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.
Quotes against divorce
-“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
Why can couples married in a Catholic Church not end their marriage (in the eyes of the church):
God is part of the marriage
Catholic marriage is ‘till death do us part’
Catholic position on remarriage
- Catholics cannot re-marry in a Catholic Church unless the original partner has died
- A re-married Catholic cannot therefore receive Holy Communion
A valid Catholic marriage:
-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)
What is annulment
Catholics can receive a statement that their (Catholic) marriage was invalid