Relationships and families Flashcards
Gender equality - Imago Dei
“God created humankind in his image… male and female he created them” Genesis
Gender equality - Youcat
“Equality does not mean uniformity”
Purpose of sex - a man…
“A man leaves his mother and father and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh”
Purpose of sex / contraception
“Each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life”
Natural family planning - CCC
Natural family planning “respects the innate laws of the female body”
Divorce
“What God has joined, let no one can separate”
Divorce and remarriage
“whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery”
Remarriage - CCC
“The Church maintains that a new union cannot be recognised as valid if the first one was”
Purpose of the family - Education (Church teaching)
“Parents are the first educators in forming their child”
