Realtionships

Question 1

Procreative

Answer 1

God creates new life through sex.

There is more intensity in the self giving when open to new life.

Question 2

Adultery

Answer 2

When a married person has sex with someone who is not their husband or wife.

Question 3

Faithfulness and adultery

Answer 3

All Christians think adultery is wrong
It breaks the vows to stay faithful to each other
It is forbidden in the ten commandments
In the bible Jesus says adultery is wrong
It is an act of betrayal, it causes great hurt
It can make the innocent partner feel rejected and a failure
It destroys trust and bringing tension

Question 4

The four features of catholic marriage (SPEL)

Answer 4

Sacrament (god is part of the marriage) 
Permanent (life-long)
Exclusive(faithful)
Life-giving (to have children) 
(SPEL)

Question 5

Theology of the body

Answer 5

God created human beings as male and female. Both sexes have inherent dignity and value.
God established marriage to bring two people together as a form of communion of persons.
Through sex, the couple show that they for live each other in mutual love and respect.

Question 6

Key terms in theology of the body

Answer 6

Nuptial: to do with a marriage
Communion: sharing together
Extramarital: occurring outside marriage

Question 7

Contraception-catholic attitudes

Answer 7

Artificial contraception is wrong
It goes against the command to ‘be fruitful and multiply’
It goes against the purposes of marriage - unity and procreation
It goes against the ‘sanctity of life’ (the idea that life is holy - precious gift from God)

Question 8

Key terms-contraception

Answer 8

Artificial contraception: unnatural methods used to prevent pregnancy e.g condoms
Family planning: controlling how many children couples have and when they have them

Question 9

Catholic views on divorce-key terms

Answer 9

Marriage: the legal union of two people
Divorce: the legal ending of a marriage
The catholic church does not recognise divorce because marriage is a sacrament-the promise made before God cannot be broken.
The covenant between the couple is everlasting.

Question 10

Remarriage

Answer 10

When a divorced person marries a new partner

Question 11

Marital

Answer 11

Sex should be within marriage not outside of the marriage.

Question 12

Unitive

Answer 12

Bonding the husband and wife together.

Question 13

Divorce and annulment

Answer 13

The catholic church does not recognise divorce, but they may grant an annulment-a statement that no valid marriage has taken place, for any one of the following reasons:
One or both parties did not understand the vows
One or both were forced to marry
One or both never intended to have a child
The marriage was not consummated (they did not have sex)
Lies were told or truths were kept hidden
Incest

Question 14

Church of England Divorce and annulment

Answer 14

The church of england does not offer annulments because they accept divorce, no need for an annulment.
The church of england usually allows remarriage because it is a sign of Gods forgiveness and willingness to give people a new start.

Question 15

Natural family planning(NFP)

Answer 15

Catholics allow natural family planning
This is when couples have sex only when the woman is at the least fertile time of the month-so as to avoid pregnancy
The possibility of pregnancy remains (if this is what God plans)
Fertile means able to have babies/reproduce.

Question 16

Other Christian attitudes

Answer 16

All other christians believe that most forms of contraception are acceptable
They believe that contraception is a responsible way of family planning
They believe God created sex for uniting/bonding couples-not just pro-creating