Relationships and Families💕

Question 1

DEFINITION: fidelity

Answer 1

being faithful to one person

Question 2

DEFINITION: Chastity

Answer 2

no sex until marriage

Question 3

DEFINITION: Celibacy

Answer 3

A commitment to staying sexually pure

Question 4

DEFINITION: adultry

Answer 4

cheating; a person who is married having sex with another person

Question 5

DEFINITION: Cohabitation

Answer 5

Living together before marriage

Question 6

key info about: civil partnerships

Answer 6

-since 2005
-legal service
-recognised as a lawful partnership, but it is not marriage

Question 7

Why should people wait until marriage to have sex

Answer 7

– devoting your life to one person
– having a baby out of wedlock
– potentially no father for child
– unique experience meant for one person
– unwanted pregnancy/abortion is looked down upon
– less spread of STDs
– religious beliefs of virginity/purity
– reputation linked to promiscuity
– should be an emotional not just physical act

Question 8

people should not wait until they are married to have sex

Answer 8

– Your body your choice
– it is natural
– experimentation
– not everyone gets married
– not everyone is religious
– making people rush into marriage can lead to divorce
– helps people learn what is okay and what’s healthy
– doesn’t have to be a deeply emotional act
– sex existed before marriage
– you can have a loving committed relationship without marriage

Question 9

What is sex for? (christian view)

Answer 9

• reproduction (go forth and multiply)
  -an expression of love between a married man and woman

Question 10

two types of contraception

Answer 10

– Artificial contraception: methods for preventing pregnancy by using different drugs devices or other scientific techniques
– natural contraception: preventing pregnancy through monitoring of the menstrual cycle and fertility

Question 11

what may the Catholic Church permit instead of divorce?

Answer 11

an annulment

Question 12

why should women be allowed to be leaders of the church?

Answer 12

– The church needs to be relevant of the people they serve
– everyone is equal in gods image
– need female role models

Question 13

why should women not be allowed to be leaders in the church?

Answer 13

– The apostles were chosen by Jesus and they were all male
– Jesus did not change to expectations: so the church shouldn’t adapt for the modern world

Question 14

what do rings represent in marriage?

Answer 14

symbolic to being bound to one person: eternal love

Question 15

what does a white dress symbolise in a wedding?

Answer 15

symbolic of purity

Question 16

what do flowers symbolise in a wedding?

Answer 16

growth

Question 17

what is the difference between men and women’s vows?

Answer 17

The bride promises to obey her husband whereas the husband Only says love and honour

Question 18

under what conditions would an annulment be permitted?

Answer 18

– You or your spouse Lied in your vows
– marriage wasn’t consummated
– you’re already married
– not in ‘sound mind’

Question 19

DEFINITION: nuclear family

Answer 19

A family consisting of two parents and their child/children

Question 20

QUOTE - divorce

Answer 20

“for ‘I hate divorce’ says the Lord to divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty”

Question 21

QUOTE: equality

Answer 21

“there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female for you are all one in Christ Jesus”

Question 22

QUOTE- creating new life

Answer 22

“go forth and multiply”
“be fruitful and divide”

Question 23

QUOTE- adultery

Answer 23

“thou shalt not commit adultery”
“the sexual act must take place exclusively within marriage”

Question 24

QUOTE- homosexuality

Answer 24

“you shall not lie with a man as you do a woman for this is an abomination”

“None who are guilty of homosexual perversion may possess the kingdom of God”

Question 25

QUOTE- Women

Answer 25

“The wife’s body does not belong to her alone, but also her husband”

“then the Lord God said ‘it is not good that the man should be alone. I will make a helper fit for him.’”

“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection”

“wives submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do the Lord; for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church”

Question 26

QUOTE- Children

Answer 26

“start children off the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it”