Test #4 Flashcards
According to genesis , sex
Intended to be very good
Both male and female were created in….. Therefore they are …….
God’s image; complementary beings
Sexuality involves
Spiritual and emotional make up
Sixth and ninth
Serve as safeguard for gods intention for human sexuality
Warn against disrespectful and harmful actions involving sex
6th and ninth
God intended sexual intercourse to be shared exclusively between a man and woman in union of marriage
Two purposes of sex in marriage
Moral means of birth regulation must be in harmony w/ two ends of marriage: openness to life and sharing of love
Periodic abstinence and natural family planning methods are effective natural ways of regulating birth
Polygamy
Married to more than one person
In ot meaning safeguard certain elements such as (polygamy)
Land, livestock, reproduction
Jesus says two important things
Gem. 1: a man shall leave his mother and father and cling to his wife and the two will be one flesh
Adultery of mind
St. Paul in Corinth
Temple of Aphrodite: dealt with fertility cults
Greco roman practice: orgys
St. Augustine
Rigid view on sexuality which stemmed from promiscuous life prior to his conversation
Aquinas
Theology that focused on end and purpose
Sexuality is about procreation
John Paul the second
Influenced by philosophy of personalism which regards person as a gift
During a sexual act a man should wait to orgasm with his partner so that their experience of pleasure is mutual
