The Nature Of Marriage, Marriage Promises, And Cohabitation

Question 1

The Catholic Church Values Marriage as:

Answer 1

• An Exclusive Union of Two People.
• A Sacrament and a Sign of God’s Love and Blessing On and Through the Couple.
• A Sign of Love of Christ for the Church.

Question 2

The Church Believes that Marriage is Never a ____________ Affair.

Answer 2

Private.

Question 3

A Good Marriage is an Example to the Rest of __________, Showing that People can be _________ Together in a Committed Relationship.

Answer 3

Society…Happy…

Question 4

A Happy, Loving Relationship can Also Create a Warm ______________ in Which Children can Develop and Flourish as Individuals.

Answer 4

Atmosphere.

Question 5

The Marriage Promises Spell out the _______________ that Both the Husband and Wife are Making.

Answer 5

Commitment.

Question 6

What do the Marriage Promises Stress?

Answer 6

• The Marriage Takes Place in Public.
• The Full Names and ‘Here Present’ are Used to Ensure that there can be No Question about Exactly who is Making the Commitment and to Whom.
• The Promises Accept that Marriage is a Leap Into the Unknown.
• The Commitment is ‘Till Death Do Us Part’.

Question 7

The Total Self-Giving Commitment that is First ____________ Expressed in the Promises is then _____________ Expressed in the Sexual Union of the Husband and Wife.

Answer 7

Verbally…Physically…

Question 8

The Catholic Church would Argue that Marriage itself can Give Strength and Hope to the __________.

Answer 8

Couple.

Question 9

What is Cohabitation?

Answer 9

When the Couple Live Together Before Marriage.

Question 10

The Catholic Church Disagrees with Cohabitation, as it Believes:

Answer 10

• It Breaks the Sanctity of Marriage and the Sexual Union.
• It’s Removing Any Sense of Commitment From the Sexual Union.
• The Two Might not Feel they Need to Make the Effort to Ensure the Relationship Last if there’s No Expressed Commitment.
• The Relationship Might End at any Point when Either Partner Decides to Move On.
• It Can Destroy the Sense of Family.