Theme A Flashcards
Prejudice
An unfair preconceived opinion about a person or a group of people
Discrimination
Treating someone differently because of what you believe to be true about them
Equality
Fair treatment and opportunities given to all people
Female ordination
The process of admitting women as priests in the church
“In persona christi”
In the person of Jesus
Nuclear family
1 man, 1 woman married to each other and their biological children
Extended family
Nuclear family + other relatives that live with them , such as grandparents
Blended family
1 man, 1 woman , the children they have and/or their children from other relationships
Single parent family
A family with only one live- in parent . This could be due to separation, divorce , death, etc
Catechesis
Religious instruction or teaching
Marriage
The legal joining of 2 people
Procreation
The production of offspring : reproduction (having children )
Sacrament
A religious ceremony where a person receives Gods blessing and becomes closer to God
Sanctity of Marriage
The belief that the marriage vows are sacred promises of God
Polygamy
The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time
Monogamy
Being married to one person at a time
Divorce
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court
Re - marriage
When someone marries again after a divorce
Annulment
Illegal declaration that the marriage was never valid to begin with and therefore the marriage never existed
Cohabitation
When 2 people live together in a sexual relationship pre marriage
Pre - marital sex
Sex before marriage
Extra - marital sex
Adultery - having a sexual relationship with someone who is not your husband or wife
Celibacy
The commitment not to have sex , maybe until until marriage maybe forever
Conception
The moment of fertilisation - becoming pregnant
Contraception
Any method used to prevent conception
Hormonal contraception
Contraception which uses hormones to prevent pregnancy
Barrier contraception
Contraception which uses a physical barrier to prevent pregnancy- e.g condoms
Abortifacient contraception
Contraception taken after sex which destroys an already fertilised egg- e.g the morning after pill
Natural family planning
Lowering the chance of pregnancy using only the woman’s fertility cycle - e.g only having sex at less fertile times of the month
Heterosexuality
Being sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex / gender to you
Homosexuality
Being sexually attracted to people of the same sex / gender to you
Gay rights
The legal rights given to homosexual people , particularly the right to be treated equally to heterosexual people .
Same - sex marriage
Legal marriage between 2 people of the same sex
Same - sex parenting
A homosexual couple raising children , usually through egg / sperm donation or adoption
Ordination
The action ordaining somone in holy orders
