Relationships And Family Flashcards
Consummated
Have sex
Adultery
Having sex with someone other than your partner when married
Extramartial
When a married person engages in sexual activity with someone other than his or her spouse
Marriage
Seen by catholics as a calling from God
Sanctity of Life
The christian teaching that life is holy because it comes from God
Consent
Giving consent to marry and have sex
Annulment
Legal procedure that cancels a catholic marriage
Divorce
Legally breaking up with your husband/wife
Remarriage
When a divorced person marries someone new
Complement
Being in harmony with each other
Gender prejudice
Expecting someone to behave a certain way because of gender
Gender discrimination
Treating someone different because of their gender
Unitive
Sex unites the couple and deepens love
Martial
The sexual act outside marriage is a grave sin
Procreative
Giving birth to new life
The two meaning of ‘God created humans beings in his image; male and female he created them’ (Genesis 1:27).
Human life is the most improtant thing to God and men and women are equals in the eyes of God
teachings about the human body from Pope John Paul II’s ‘Theology of the Body’
- God loves every human for his or her own sake
- The way human bodies are made brings both intimacy and the possibly of new life
- People discover and express their dignity through using their bodies
Reasons why adultery is wrong
- breaks the marriage vows
- jesus says its wrong
- it is a betrayal that causes great hurt