P2- Relationships and Families quotes Flashcards
Human beings as male and female
-“In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1)
-“Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1)
Sex as procreative
-“All sexual acts must be open to the transmission of new life” (Catechism)
-“Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1)
Sex as unitive
-“The two shall become one flesh” (Bible)
Pope John Paul II’s ‘Theology of the Body’
-“The body can never be reduced to mere matter” (Pope John Paul II)
Sex before marriage
-“The Church teaches young people to wait until they are married before they start to have sexual relations” (Youcat)
Adultery
-“Do not commit adultery” (10 C’s)
-“Till death do us part” (Marriage vow)
Homosexuality
-“All sexual acts must be open to the transmission of new life” (Catechism)
-“Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1)
Valid marriage
-“Till death do us part” (vow)
-“Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1)
Marriage promises/vows
-“Till death do us part”
-“For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health”
Cohabitation
-“Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” (Bible/Mark 10)
Annulment
-“Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1)
Marriage/ Divorce
-“What God has brought together, let no one separate” (Bible/Mark 10)
-“Till death do us part”
Remarriage
-“A new union cannot be recognised as valid, if the first marriage was” (Catechism)
-“Till death do us part”
Artificial contraception
-“Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1)
Natural family planning
-“It respects the innate laws of the female body” (Pope John Paul II)