Relationships And Family Flashcards
Genesis 1:27-28
‘God created humankind in his image; male
and female he created them, Be fruitful and
multiply’
Pope Francis
“If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?”
Mark 10
‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her’
Exodus 20
Do not commit adultery.
St Paul to Ephesians
Wives, be subject to your husbands, husbands love your wives….children,
obey your parents’
Galatians 3:28
There is no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, there is no longer male and
female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus
Genesis 2:24
Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife and they come one flesh.
Mark 10:8
The two shall become one flesh
Genesis 1:28
Be fruitful and multiplu
Theology of the body (marital sex)
Unites a couple in love
Commitment to each other
Possibility of creating new life
Allows use of womans natural cycle to reduce chances of pregnancy
(Natural family planning)
Theology of the body -Extramarital sex
Exploitation for personal pleasure
Sees other person as a sexual objext
Selfisj, caring obly for the selves
Adultery breaks vows of marriage
Does not respect dignity and value of humans.