Theme A Flashcards
What is the Catholic Churches belief on sex?
Marital- within marriage
Unitive- deepening a couples love
Procreative- open to the possibility of new life
What is Pope John Paul II theology of the body?
His view on the human body and relationships between sexes
What are the key ideas outline sin the theology of the body?
-God loves every human
-dignity is expressed and discovered through the body
- both sexes have inherent dignity and value
-marriage is a communion between people
Full meaning of the body is only appreciated with a relationship with a person of the other sex.
-in sex, couples give each other to one another completely
Sex shows mutual love and respect
-extramarital sex and contraception ruin its purpose
Sin distorts God’s plan, makes people self-centred and selfish.
-sex in marriage is a fulfilment of love
Mutual love includes responsible parenthood, natural family planing is accepted
Teaching on sex before marriage
Wrong, trivialises it. Exclusive act for writhing marriage. Reserving the gift makes them feel special, privileges and loved- no chance of passing on STD’s.
Adultery.
Breaks marriage vows. ‘To have and to hold from this day forward’.
Betrayal, causes feelings of rejection and failure.
