Quaaludes Flashcards
Explain the nature and purpose of marriage in Catholicism.
Catholic marriage, starts with a man and a woman who are in love, the purpose of marriage is to show devotion as a sacrament it is irrevocable and indisolvable, therefore as a partnership they can become closer to God, they should follow the Bible and “be fruitful and multiply”
Explain the biblical teaching on the nature and purpose of Christian marriage.
The biblical teaching on Christian marriage is that you have a marriage to show love. It is also to show your closer to God as you are fulfilling a sacrament.
In the Bible it says “be fruitful and multiply”, this means to have children and populate the Earth. Jesus said “to be one flesh” which expresses that after the sacrament of marriage, you are one which implies to not divorce.
What is the ‘moment’ of the sacrament in marriage?
The vows are the promise to God and your partner.
Who administers the sacrament of marriage?
A priest, or even the Pope could administer the sacrament of marriage.
What is a covenant?
A covenant is an unbreakable bond or gift from God. Other Christians will have different views on this. e.g divorce.
Explain the Catholic teaching on pre marital sex.
The Catholic Church teaches that all contraception is sinful as it is refusing the gift of life. For certain circumstances there are exceptions, these are if you already have a large family, if you are a prostitute, or if you live in a place where it is culturally/socially accepted to have several wives. You would have to consult your conscience to see if its okay to use contraception, this can be done via consulting the Church or searching in the Bible for your answer. Pope Benedict’s (XVI) teaching on contraception is “can be a responsible act… Where the intention is to reduce the risk of infection, it can nevertheless be a first step on the way to another, more humane, sexuality” and “There may be justified individual cases, for example when a male prostitute uses a condom”
Why might a Catholic seek an annulment?
A Catholic might seek an annulment if there is lack of consent, or a lack of judgement, or an inability to carry out the duties of marriage. a lack of intention is also another reason as to why someone might seek an annulment in marriage.
What is an annulment?
An annulment is a declaration that the marriage was never a real marriage.
What does the Bible teach on homosexuality?
Within the Old testament, it says “You will not have intercourse with a man as you would a woman. This is a Hateful thing [to God].” Leviticus 18:22
Within the new testament, Jesus never directly said anything about homosexuals, St Paul however, condemned sexual relationships between men.
What does the Catholic Church teach on homosexuality?
The Catholic Church teaches that “tradition has always declared that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered… They close the sexual act to the gift of life… Under no circumstances can they be be approved”
“Catholic beliefs about homosexuality are inappropriate in the Modern World” Do you agree?
Catholic teachings upon homosexuality state that it is intrinsically disordered, stating it’s fine to be homosexual, however a sexual relationship is wrong and disordered.
In a society like today, we have a very open mind about how and what people can do.
Catholic teaching on homosexuality is definitely not appropriate to the modern world, every religion and culture has the right to believe what they want, condemning people not of your religion is morally wrong in my opinion, i wouldn’t hate someone for having a tattoo, etc.
A catholic might disagree as in the old testament, there are direct references to homosexuality, stating “intercourse with a man as you would a woman. This is a hateful thing [to God]”
The teaching of Catholicism have altered countries beliefs, much of our history/world history is based off catholic beliefs.
I believe that Catholic beliefs aren’t inappropriate in our modern world, as much of history’s beliefs about homosexuality was based upon the Bible.
