Theme A Flashcards

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The bible said god created men and women. They are both created in the image of god so this make them what?

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  • of equal importance
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Who are designed to complement each other?

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  • male and female
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What was part of gods plan for how Adam and Eve should be?

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  • ‘be fruitful and multiply’
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What is the nature and purpose of sexual love?

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  • it should be writhing marriage (MARITAL)
  • it should be open to creating new life (PROCREATIVE)
  • it should join people together (UNITIVE)
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How is the nature of sex being unitive shown in the bible?

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  • ‘the two shall become one flesh’ (mark)
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Why is adultery forbidden?

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  • it destroys the unity of the married couple
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How does god create new life?

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  • through sex
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What does the sacrament of marriage allow two people in love?

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  • it enables two people in love to commit themselves publicly and exclusively to each other
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For a valid marriage what must happen?

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  • the marriage must be consummated
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Is sex before marriage or outside of marriage allowed?

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  • no
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In Pope john Paul II’s ‘Theology of the Body’ what were the four main things he said?

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  • god loves every person and created both sexes to have dignity and value
  • the full meaning of the odyssey is appreciated through a deep relationship with the opposite sex in marriage
  • sex is an essential part of marriage ad should only occur within marriage
  • true mutual love include only having the number of children that can be lovingly cared for
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Pope john Paul teaches extramarital sex is what? What can it do?

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  • an exploitation of personal pleasure
  • can make people selfish only caring for themselves and not their marital partner
  • adultery breaks the marriage vows and shows no commitment to a spouse
  • is a sin and distorts god’s orginal plan for human beings
  • can lead people to think of others as sex objects rather than individuals with dignity and value
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What do many Christian’s dominations believe about sex? What does catholic teaching say about sex?

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  • it should be treated with respect and consideration, and intercourse should only take place within marriage
  • it should be open to the creation of new life
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How do some people in Britain behave differently to Christians about sex?

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  • more casual and have many sex partners
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Why do many people in Britain use contraception?

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  • its a responsible way of preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies
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What does the teaching of the Catholic Church teach about sex before marriage?

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  • sex before marriage devalues or trivialises it
  • as there has been no sex before marriage there is no danger of sexuality transmitted diseases
  • the gift of virginity offered in marriage makes birth husband and wife feel special, privileged and loved
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What is adultery?

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  • voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse
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What similar view points do the teaching of the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations have about adultery?

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  • it betrays trust in the marriage and cause harm and suffering to the innocent partner
  • it brings distress and tensions into the home and causes the whole family to be unhappy
  • it can cause the break-up of a marriage
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What are some non religious/contrasting views about adultery?

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  • it may break a marriage promise, but theirs a reason why such as if ones partner refuses to have sex
  • personal happiness is important even if it may cause harm to someone else
  • there may be other reasons why the marriage is falling apart (a very unhappy marriage)
  • maybe the couple made a serious mistake in getting married and have found a more suitable partner
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What’s the catholic church’s teaching on homosexuality?

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  • sex should be open to the possibility of new life — homosexuals should live celibate lives — homosexual relationships are not acceptable as there is no possibility of new life — people are loved by god regardless of their sexual orientation so should be treated with respect
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What are the 8 conditions for a valid marriage?

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  • it is consummated
  • couple remain together forever
  • must be free to marry
  • married of their own free will
  • must not be closely related
  • consent
  • promises must be made in prescience of catholic priest
  • must accept children as gods gift
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What is the catholic view of same-sex couples?

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  • they cannot have children naturally and lovingly from god, so cannot meet the recquirements for a valid marriage
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What is a contrasting view to the catholic view about same-sex couples?

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  • homosexuals should have the same rights as heterosexuals and so should be able to marry
  • they do not see being able to have children as an essential part of marriage
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What does Pope Francis believe about homosexuality?

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  • being a homosexual is not sinful, and they should be integrated into society
  • however homosexual acts are sinful
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What is the nature of marriage?

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  • providing a loving relationship and atmosphere through which children can two and flourish
  • an exclusive union between a man and a woman
  • a sacrament through which god’s love and blessing id given to people
  • a sign of the love of Christ for the church
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The marriage promises. What’s the importance of public declaration? Why are the full names used? How is equal commitment shown? What do the promises recognise? when does the commitment end?

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  • the public declaration assures each other that their love is genuine and asks for the church community’s support
  • the full names are used to ensure everyone knows the identity’s of the couple
  • by making the same promises, the couple shows there is equal commitment in marriage
  • the promises recognise there may be good times and difficult ones
  • they promise to fulfil a loving relationship
  • the commitment only ends when one partner dies
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What is cohabitation?

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  • when a couple live together and have a sexual relationship but are not married to each other
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The Catholic Church believes that cohabitation can destroy what?

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  • the sense of family
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What does the Catholic Church that cohabitation breaks?

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  • the sanctity of marriage
  • the sanctity of the sexual union
30
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The Catholic Church believes that cohabitation can destroy a sense of need for what?

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  • faithfulness
31
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What is an annulment?

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  • a statement by the Catholic Church that there was no valid marriage in the first place
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When is an annulment allowed?

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  • if one partner does not take the exclusive nature of marriage seriously
  • the couple never had sexual intercourse
  • they always insisted in using contraception
  • they didn’t enter freely into marriage
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What does the Catholic Church believe about divorce?

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  • marriage promises made before god cannot be broken
  • god made man and women to be united as one
  • Jesus taught that a divorcee remarrying commits adultery
  • marriage is ‘till death do us part’
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What is the catholic church’s position on remarriage?

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  • can happpen if the original partner has died
  • anyone who divorces and remarries cannot receive communion
  • it is allowed if the first marriage was annulled
  • not allowed to remarry in the church if the original spouse is still alive
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What is a contrasting view about divorce to a catholic view?

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  • it is impossible to know what the future holds
  • if the marriage has broken down, divorce may be the compassionate solution
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What is a contrasting view to catholic views about remarriage?

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  • some other Christian denominations do not encourage remarriage but will sometimes marry divorcees
  • most Protestant denominations will not stop those who remarry from receiving communion
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What does the Catholic Church teach about using artificial contraception?

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  • makes sex non-procreative and separates the two purposes
  • creates a physical barrier stopping the unitive nature of sex
38
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What does the Catholic Church believe about family planing?

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  • it is allowed if it is done naturally
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Recent popes have stressed that family planing is actually needed for what?

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  • responsible parenthood
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The Catholic Church agree with natural planning because they believe a couple should only have as many children that they can…

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  • care for
41
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The Catholic Church believes that family planning reduces the chance of contraception but still does what?

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  • leaves the final decision to god
42
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what do many people in British society believe about family planning and contraception?

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  • it is needed to avoid STI’s
  • it is responsible to prevent unwanted pregnancies
  • the world is becoming overpopulated
  • the morning after pill is acceptable as it prevents the egg developing and an unwanted pregnancy
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What does the Catholic Church not agree with the morning after pill?

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  • life begins at the moment of contraception so using it is wrong as fertilisation may have already taken place
44
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What does the Catholic Church value the family as?

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  • a church in miniature
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What are the four main tasks of a catholic church’s family?

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  • to form a community
  • to help with the life and personal development of each other
  • to take part in the development of the wider society
  • to be part of the life and mission of the church
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What does the Catholic Church teach about children in families?

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  • the family is the best environment to bring up children
  • children are signs of the parents love for each other
  • the family provides a stable and safe place for children to develop
  • the family provides the opportunity to be mutually supportive
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What does the Catholic Church teach about education in families?

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  • the parents are the first and most important teachers of their children
  • parents are role models for their children
  • parents should encourage their children to become independent well balanced individuals who respect everyone
  • parents need to provide an atmosphere where everyone is valued
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What are the roles in the family of husbands, wives and children?

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  • children should honour their parents by obeying them as god commands it
  • fathers should show love and kindness to children, so they should bring them up in Christian faith
  • husbands should love their wives so much they would be prepared to die for them
  • wives should show their loves by doing what their husbands ask
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what is the traditional catholic view about the mothers and fathers role?

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  • mothers should look after the home and children
  • fathers should protect and provide the needs of the family
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D o catholic believe men and women as equal? Then why do they have different roles in the family?

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  • yes
  • they are equally important in contributing different qualities to help in bringing up the children
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Who does the Catholic Church not encourage to become parents?

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  • single people
  • same-sex couples (since children need a mother and a father)
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In Britain, what is there a growing acceptance to?

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  • single parent families
  • same-sex parents
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What may same-sex parents say responding to hoe a child needs a mother and a father?

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  • it is the love between parents and children that really matters
54
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How are men and women equal parts that complete each other?

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  • woman was created from the bone of a man but only together are they the full form of a human being
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The importance of women in the bible. Who were Lois and Eunice? (2 Timothy)

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  • early witnesses for the faith
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Who was pheobe? Romans

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  • a deacon in the church
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The importance of men in the bible. What are most of the events recorded in the bible about? How many people did Jesus chose, who were made the first priests at the last supper?

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  • men
  • 12 men (the apostles)
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What does the Catechism of the Catholic Church teach about equality?

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  • god designed men and women to care for each other
  • men and women have equal roles supporting each other
  • it was gods deliberate choice to create men and women as a pair
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What are non-religious views about equality?

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  • agree with equality of sexes
  • treating women as equals means allowing them equal opportunities
  • men and women are equally capable of fulfilling the same roles