Belief- Marriage

Question 1

What is the catholic definition of marriage

Answer 1

A life-long union and covenant requiring the consent of two adults, male and female, that is considered a path to salvation, a Christian vocation, and a sacrament that is a sign and source of god’s grace at work in the world

Question 2

who created marriage and what does it reflect

Answer 2

Created by God and reflects love of god through married love

Question 3

how did the CCC describe marriage and where was it described in the CC

Answer 3

CCC 1601: the matrimonial covenant

Question 4

What are four catholic features of marriage

Answer 4

symbols, Christ role, sacrament, two become one/married love

Question 5

Explain the feature of symbols

Answer 5

• Rings

- Consent

Question 6

Explain the feature of christs role

Answer 6

• Created by God

- Christ is source of spiritual gifts of marriage (guidance and strength)

Question 7

Explain the feature of sacrament

Answer 7

• Religious rite

- Draw upon gods strength

Question 8

Explain the feature of two become one/ married love

Answer 8

• Begins in the human heart

- As the two grow together in marriage, becomes a personal love, that affects whole person

Question 9

As an overview, how has the church developed marriage two sentences)

Answer 9

• Church had been able to recognise and develop its teachings concerning sacramental nature of marriage
• Core belief that marriage is a communion between a man and women is unchanged, however how it is developed and expressed has changed

Question 10

What are the 6 eras of significant change

Answer 10

Early church (100CE-1000CE)

Augustine

Middle ages (1200CE-1500CE)

1500-1600

V11 + today

Question 11

Explain marriage in early ages

Answer 11

• Social custom/ Civil contract instead of religious rites
• Patriarchal in nature
• marriage for wealth and status

Question 12

Explain marriage Jesus perspective

Answer 12

• Jesus gave new idea= marriage was for life
• important for loving unity
• • gender equality + movement towards monogamy

Question 13

Explain marriage Ausgustine era

Answer 13

• 400AD

- developed 3 values of marriage: fidelity, procreation, sacrament (introduced idea of it as sacrament)

Question 14

Explain marriage in Middle ages (1200CE-1500CE)

Answer 14

• catholic more important in society

- religious rites introduced in cc

Question 15

Explain marriage for Council of Trent

Answer 15

• 1545- 1563
• declare as sacrament, permanent bond
• contract converted to covenant
• individuals married by priest

Question 16

Explain marriage in V11

Answer 16

• Vat II= stressed richness of love b/w people in marriage
  o Constitution of the Church in the Modern World
  ♣ Outlines high esteem of which marriage is held and a vocation- ‘concept of committed marriage love’
• Is a sacrament + symbol of God’s love

Question 17

When discussing relevance in society, what is being discussed

Answer 17

• How core marriage beliefs align with the modern world

Question 18

what are the three areas of relevance in society

Answer 18

between man and women
life long union
chaste before marriage

Question 19

Discuss why (3 main examples) why SSM debate is very topical atm

Answer 19

o Recent campaign Say I Do Down Under

o Discussion of plebiscite in near future

o Other countries, USA, legalizing= pressure on Aus. government

Question 20

What is the biblical quote explaining marriage between man and women

Answer 20

o Leviticus 18:22 “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a women, that is detestable”

Question 21

what is the stats on same sex marriage

Answer 21

o ABS= 32% increase in same sex couples from 2006-2011

o Galaxy research
♣ 64% Australians support equality in marriage
♣ 53% Catholics support equality in marriage
♣ 81% (18-24 year olds) young people support equality in marriage

Question 22

Explain marriage as a life long union and changes in society

Answer 22

• Lessened idea ‘till death do us part’
• Longevity not enforced in modern world
• Adultery, open marriage remove idea of unity

Question 23

what is biblical quote for life long union

Answer 23

o Mark 10: 8-10 “And they become one flesh… God has joined them together, let not man separate”

Question 24

What are the statistics for life long union

Answer 24

o BS= median duration= 12.0 years (2014),

o 33% end in divorce

Question 25

what has changed in society to make chaste before marriage irrelevant

Answer 25

• Modern world= values of egotism, materialism, sexual promiscuity
• Seen in Reality TV shows such as Married at First Sight, First Kiss
• Degenerates sacrament of Catholic marriage

Question 26

what is biblical quote for chaste before marraige

Answer 26

o Hebrews 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among all… for God will judge the sexually immoral.”

Question 27

What are the statistics for chaste before marriage

Answer 27

o Catholic Record Magazine= average Australian age when married (male= 29.9, female= 28.3)