Family and Marriage Flashcards
Define marriage
When two people are in union in the eyes of God.
Define sex
Is a fulfilment of the love for the husband and wife.
Define marital
When two people are in love, they usually went to commit themselves fully and exclusively to each other.
Define Unitive
Sexual love expresses and deepens the couple’s love for each other. It is through the physical union of sex to create new life.
Define procreative
All life comes from God, but God acts through sex to create new life.
Human Sexuality
Humans have designed for unitive sex for reproduction and enjoyment.
Divorce
Is the legal ending of a marriage.
Marriage Ceremony
A ceremony in which two people confirm their eternal love for each other.
Marriage Vows
The commitments you make to your partner during the marriage ceremony.
Homosexuality
Two people of the same sex in a relationship.
Love
a strong feeling of affection and sexual attraction for someone.
Theology of the Body
It’s a Christian teaching of the human body and the relationship between the sexes and was created by St John Paul II.
Annulment
Is where the conditions of marriage were not met and therefore thr marriage is said to not exist.
Separation
When 2 people are married but are living separately.
Consummation
The promises form the verbal commitment between the couple; this commitment is then consummated in the physical union of sex.