Religion, Relationships, And Families Flashcards
Marriage
The legal and religious union of men and women in a lifelong relationship
Sex
The physical act of love between two people
Marital
When two people love each other very much, they usually want to commit themselves fully to one another
Unitive
The purpose of sex which believes that sex brings the couples together and unites them
Procreative
The purpose of sex which believes that all life comes from God but God acts through sex to create new life
Human Sexuality
The expression of love and identity of a person
Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage
Marriage ceremony
The ceremony in which people get married in the catholic church
Marriage vows
The promises a couple make in marriage eg. To have and to hold
Homosexuality
When a person is sexually attracted to people of the same gender
Transgendered
When a person identifies as the opposite gender and wishes to live their life as that
Heterosexuality
When a person is sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender
Types of love
The understandings that the word love can have different meanings
Eros
Sexual love and desire
Storge
Family love and union
Philos
Brotherly and friendship love
Agape
Caring and selflessness love
Theology of the body
Teachings of Pope John 2nd on the nature of the body and sexuality
Annulment
The decision that the marriage didn’t properly occur in the first place
Separation
When a couple choose to live apart without ending their marriage
Consummation
The sealing of the marriage union through sex
IVF
The producing of embryos outside the human body
Fertility Treatments
Procedures to help couples get pregnant
Remarriage
Marrying again after a marriage has ended
Gender discrimination
Treating someone differently due to their gender
2 greatest commandments
2 rules by Jesus: Love God with your whole heart, mind, body, and soul
Love your neighbour as you love yourself
Adultery
Having a sexual relationship with a person despite being married to someone else
Fornication
Having a sexual relationship outside marriage
Nuptial blessing
Asking God’s blessing on a newly married couple
Cohabitation
Living with a person who you are not married to
Chastity
The choice to live your life without sexual thoughts or actions
Quotes on divorce
Marriage vow: “till death do us part”
Jesus said “anyone who divorces their partner and remarries is guilty of adultery
Quotes on homosexuality
Leviticus - “you shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination”
Quotes against contraception
“Be fruitful and multiply”
Quotes against sex before marriage
Jesus calls fornication “evil” - Matt 15:19
What does the company ACCORD provide?
ACCORD Catholic Marriage Care Service provides marriage preparation courses for couple choosing to get married in the catholic church
Quotes about equality
Galations 3:28 - “There is neither male nor female, for we are all one in christ jesus”
Theology of the body teachings
God loves each person as individuals
God created male and female as equals
When the couple have sex, this shows they live for each other in love and respect
