Chapter 11 - Religion, Relationships And Families Flashcards
What 2 things does the bible (Genesis) say about humans?
Men and women were made in the eyes of God.
God blessed them and made them equal.
What are the 3 teachings by the Catholic Church about sexual love?
Marital - two people want to commit to each other.
Unitive - something that joins people together.
Procreative - open to creating new life.
What are 2 key ideas Pope John Paul II presented in his ‘Theology of the Body’?
God loves each and every human being for his or her own sake.
God established marriage to bring two people close together.
What is a contrasting view about the ‘Theology of the Body’?
There are a wide variety of views about sexual relationships in British society today. Some treat sex with respect whilst others are willing to have sex with different partners.
What does the Catholic Church teach about ‘Sex before marriage’?
It teaches that sex should only be shared with someone you want to be with for the rest of your life.
What does the Catholic Church teach about ‘adultery’?
It breaks the commitment made in the marriage promises: ‘to have and to hold from this day forward’.
What does the Catholic Church teach about ‘homosexuality’?
Church believes sex should be the possibility for new life which means they do not accept physical homosexual relationships.
What are 2 things that makes a marriage valid in the Catholic Church?
The person has to be free to marry meaning that cant still be married.
The two people must not be closely related.
What are 2 different views about same-sex marriage?
The Catholic church does not accept it because they will not be able to procreate.
British society believe that homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals such as marriage.
What does the church teach about the nature of marriage?
Everybody needs to be aware that the 2 people a fully committed to each other.
What are the marriage promises?
They spell out the commitment that the husband and wife are making.
What is cohabitation?
When a couple are living together and have a sexual relationship without being married to each other.
What is an annulment?
A statement by the Catholic Church that there was no valid marriage.
What is a divorce and what does the Catholic Church teach about it?
A divorce is a legal ending of a marriage.
The Church says that they accept a divorce but they cannot get married again in the church.
What is remarriage and what does the Catholic Church teach about it?
When a person who has been married before marries another person.
The Catholic Church teaches that this can only happen if the husband or wife has died.