Religion Chapter fifteen Flashcards
Conjugal love
A total, faithful, exclusive, willing, ultimate love coming not only from the sences, but primarily from the spirit and is such that one desires children and is willing to suffer. It is the love of a marries couple
Adultery
Martial infidelity, or intimate relations between two partners, at least one of whom is married to another party
Consummated marriage
A marriage in which the spouces have engaged together in the conjugal act that is apt for the generation of offspring (have children)
Contraception
The use of mechanical, chemical, medical, or physical procedures to prevent conception from taking place
Contract
Legal agreement enforceable by law
Covenant
Indissoluble union held together by God’s grace
divorce
A dissolution of the marriage bond recognized by the civil authority but not by the church
The church cannot separate what God has joined together
domestic church
An ancient expression for the family, recognizing the parents as the first heralds of the faith to their children
indissoluble
Incapable of being erased, destroyed, or removed.
matrimonial consent
When a man and a woman, of their own free will me in an irrevocable covenant, mutually give and accept each other, declaring their willingness to welcome children and to educate them in the faith
Mixed marriage
Describe a marriage between a catholic and a non-catholic Christian (Baptist, Methodist, etc.)
procreation
The creation of new life through the marriage act in cooperation with God’s design and in response to their vocation (to be married)
matrimony
A covenant or partnership of life between a man and woman which is ordered to the well-being of the spouses and to the procreation and upbringing of children. When validly contracted between two baptized people, marriage is a sacrament.
polygamy
The practice of having more than one wife at the same time, which is contrary to the unity of marriage between one man and one woman, and which offends against the dignity of woman
In the Old Testament polygamy was permitted in certain circumstances, as, for example, in the case of King Solomon
family
A man and woman united in marriage together with their children; a domestic church; a community of faith, hope, and charity
What is the most important decision a person can make?
The decision to marry
When two people marry, should they each give a 50% to marriage?
No 100%
How did original sin hurt the establishment of marriage?
Their shame
Why did Christ make marriage a sacrament?
Matrimony gives special grace available to couples so they can live ss christ wants them to live
Why should the couple go to confession before their wedding?
To be in God’s grace
When is marriage between 2 people formed?
When the couple exchanges promises to give themsleves mutually and freely to each other in a definitive way
What are the two aspects of marriage that must be accepted by both partners to form a valid bond? Can a marriage be valid w/o these in both parties?
To consent to a permanent, indissoluble union and the openness to having children. No
who confers the Sacrament of Marriage? How is this different from all other sacraments?
The couple upon each other; all other sacraments are conferred by an ordained minister
What is the first effect of the sacrament?
The formation of a permanent bond between the spouses
