Relationships Flashcards
Nuptial
To do with marriage
Communion
Sharing together
Extramarital
Occurs outside of marriage
Key ideas of the Pope’s Theology of the body
God loves every human
God created humans as male and female both with value
Through sex the couple show they live for each other in respectful way
Jewish faiths on having sex in a marriage
Use of contraception damages significance of sex
God gave humans gift of sex to reproduce
Sex with someone when not married devalues
Contrasting views on sex before marriage
Everyone has the right to have sex when they are ready
Sex before marriage is fine as long as in a loving relationship
Casual sex is wrong should be with someone you trust
Why is the catholic church against cohabitation
Breaks the sanctity of marriage
Can be insecure for the couple as it can reduce the need for the couple to be faithful
Cohabitation
Living together without being married
For cohabitation
Enables couple to get to know each other
Encourages casual attitude to relationship
Can help improve relationships
Against cohabitation
Making vows publicly shows your commitment
Marriage is the deepest commitment you can make and most secure for the children
Married couples are less likely to separate as they’re better prepared by seeking counseling
Reasons for same sex marriages
Jesus never spoke about homosexuality
Homosexuals cannot procreate
Same sex marriage isn’t unitive or sacramental
Reasons against same sex marriages
Same sex couple can adopt and raise children
Everyone has the right to marry who they love
Homosexuality is not a choice
Unitive
Join people together
Gender prejudice
The attidtude women are superior to men or men are superior is gender prejudice
Stereotyping
Expecting a man or woman to behave in a certain way because of their gender
Examples of women and men in the bible treated the same
In old testament women have special roles on the same level as men
Examples of women important role in bible
Phoebe was a deacon in ghe church
Mary Magdelene first to anounce Jesus’ resurrection
What did Paul write in his letter to euphesians
Husbands love your wives
Children obey your parents
Wives be subject to your husbands
Catholic teachings about single and same-sex parents
Single parents not encouraged to be parents
Catholic church teaches procreation should take place between a man and women who have married
Nuclear family
Mother father and child living together
Church’s views on artificial contraception
Not allowed as it makes sex non-procreative and separates the 2 purposes
Reasons for annulment
Forced to marry
Not consummated
Church views about remarriage
Catholics cannot remarry in catholic church
