Relationships

Question 1

What are the three catholic teachings about sex?

Answer 1

Marital
Unitive
Procreative

Question 2

What is marital?

Answer 2

• Sex and love is a
gift from God
• Marriage is the
ultimate
commitment

Question 3

What is unitive?

Answer 3

• Sex deepens the
love …. the couple
become closer and
more committed
• They give
themselves to each
other.

Question 4

What is procreative?

Answer 4

• God creates new
life through sex
• There is more
intensity in self-
giving when open
to new life.

Question 5

Catholic quote for unitive

Answer 5

‘the two shall become one flesh’
(Mark 10:6-9)

Question 6

Catholic quote for procreative

Answer 6

Be fruitful and increase in number
(Genesis 1:27-28)

Question 7

Quote for marital

Answer 7

The sexual act outside marriage is a grave sin (CCC)

Question 8

What is catholic teaching on sex before marriage?

Answer 8

• Sex before marriage is wrong – virginity is a gift in
marriage that makes both feel more special and loved.
• Sex before marriage (especially casual sex) trivialises
the act because there is no commitment.

Question 9

Why is the catholic church against cohabitation?

Answer 9

• There is no commitment within the sexual union … which
can create insecurity (for the couple and children)
• It can lead to a more casual attitude … reduce the
need for faithfulness.

Question 10

What are the marital vows?

Answer 10

• To have and to hold from this day forwards
• For better for worse
• For richer for poorer
• In sickness and in health
• To love and to cherish
• Until death do us part

Question 11

What are catholic views on adultery?

Answer 11

• It breaks the marriage vows (have and to hold….love and
cherish)
• Betrays trust - causes hurt/distress to whole family
• Can cause the break-up of the marriage (insecure for
children)
• Goes against 10 Commandments (do not commit adultery),
Jesus says adultery is wrong

Question 12

Catholic teachings on homosexuality

Answer 12

• It is not a sin to have homosexual feelings
• Homosexual sex is considered wrong because it is not pro-creative

Question 13

What is catholic teachings about homosexuality?

Answer 13

• It is not a sin to have homosexual feelings
• Homosexual sex is considered wrong because it is not pro-creative

Question 14

What is catholic teachings about same sex marriage?

Answer 14

• Legal in the UK
• Catholic Church teach it is not (sacramentally) marital (Adam and Eve) nor properly unitive/procreative….
• Therefore CC will not marry same sex couples.
• Church of England will not marry same sex couples either.

Question 15

Definition of divorce

Answer 15

Divorce: the legal ending of a marriage. Not
recognised by the Catholic Church.

Question 16

What is catholic teaching about remarriage?

Answer 16

• Catholics cannot re-marry in a Catholic Church (unless
the original partner has died or they have an annulment).
• If a Catholic does re-marry they should not receive Holy
Communion.

Question 17

What makes a valid catholic marriage?

Answer 17

Must be
consummated
(have sex)
Must marry of
own free will
(not forced)
Must give
consent and
be free to
marry
Must be
willing to
accept
children
Must not be
closely
related
The five vows must be said
(in front of a Catholic
priest)

Question 18

What is annulment?

Answer 18

Catholics can receive a statement that their
(Catholic) marriage was invalid

Question 19

What are acceptable reasons for annulment?

Answer 19

•One/both was forced to marry
•One/both never intended to have a child
•The marriage was not consummated
•One/both never intended to remain faithful
•Lies/concealment
•Incest
•Couldn’t give consent (not understanding the vows)

Question 20

What is the church of england views on divorce?

Answer 20

• Divorce IS accepted because it is sometimes human
nature that vows cannot be kept
• Re-marriage is a sign of God’s forgiveness and
willingness to give a new start

Question 21

Catholic attitudes about contraception

Answer 21

• Artificial
contraception is
wrong because it
contradicts God’s
command to ‘be
fruitful and multiply’
•
…. and contradicts
the purposes of sex
– to be unitive and
to procreate

Question 22

What are other christian attitudes about contraception?

Answer 22

• Virtually all forms of
contraception are a
responsible way of planning
your family.
• BUT the morning-after pill
is NOT acceptable.
• You should only have the
number of children you can
care for.
• God created sex for
uniting couples as well as
pro-creating.

Question 23

What is a nuclear family?

Answer 23

Nuclear family is ideal, e.g. married mother, father and
child who live together

Question 24

Contrasting views about a perfect family

Answer 24

• A quarter of children in Britain have single
parents …
• There is growing acceptance of same-sex
parenting (20,000 children)
• Love and stability matters most

Question 25

What are the four main responsibilities of parents?

Answer 25

1. To pro-create
2. To give children security
3. To educate children
4. To be the authority

Question 26

What are roles/responsibilities within the family?

Answer 26

• Children should obey their parents
• Parents should show love and kindness to children
• Parents should bring up children in the Christian faith
• Husbands should love their wives so much they are
prepared to die for them

Question 27

What are reasons for women to be priests?

Answer 27

The Church of England has allowed women priests since 1994 and women bishops since 2014.
Jesus lived in a patriarchal society but we live in an equal society
Women are equal when they enter the Church – in baptism –
so should have

Question 28

What reasons are against women being priests?

Answer 28

Jesus chose only men to be his apostles only
The priest acts in the person of Christ – so must
be male
Mother Teresa had a
massive impact on people –
yet wasn’t a priest.