Themes: Relationships and Family Flashcards
What does the term Consummated mean?
To make a marriage complete by having sex
What is Marriage?
A legal union between two people as partners
What is an Annulment?
Catholics can receive and annulment if their catholic marriage was invalid
What is Adultery?
When a married person has sex with someone who is not their husband or wife
What is the Sanctity of Life?
A teaching that all life is holy and precious
What is Divorce?
The Legal ending of a marriage
What is Gender prejudice?
Expecting someone to behave in a certain way because of their gender
What does Extramarital mean?
Occurring outside of marriage
What is consent?
Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
What is Remarriage?
When a divorced person marries a new person
What is Gender discrimination?
Acting upon prejudice - treating someone differently because of their gender
What are 2 bible quotes showing Humans as sexual beings, male and female?
- “So God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created them male and female”
- “But in the beginning, at the time of creation, ‘God made them male and female,’ as the scripture says”
What does the quote, “God created humans beings in his image; male and female he created them” mean?
- Men and Women are both equal
- Humans are made in God’s image
What are the 3 catholic teachings about Sexual love?
- Unitive
- Marital
- Procreative
What does Unitive mean?
Sex unites the couple and brings them closer together
What does Marital mean?
Within Marriage
What does Procreative mean?
To create new life through sex
What are Three teachings about the human body from Pope John Paul II’s ‘Theology of the Body’?
1) Extramarital sex and contraception damage the significance of sex
2) Sex helps bring a couple closer together and encourages the creation of new life
3) Thinking inappropriately about others stops you thinking about them as real people
What are three reasons the Catholic Church teach Sex before marriage is wrong?
1) It damages the significance of sex
2) It increases the risk of contracting an STI
3) Casual sex is wrong - it can harm others and sex should be with someone you love
What are two catholic teachings on homosexuality?
- Physical homosexual acts are not permitted as sex should be pro-creative
- Homosexuality itself is not a sin
What are two Catholic views on Same sex marriage?
- Same-sex marriage is not allowed as it is not sacramentally marital or unitive
- Same sex marriage is not allowed as God wants marriage to be between a man and a woman (shown by Adam and Eve)
What are 2 views contrasting Catholic views on homosexuality/same sex marriage?
- It is fully legal and accepted as part of todays society
- Everyone has the right to love and marry the person they love
What are 3 reasons why adultery is wrong?
- It breaks the marriage vows and 10 commandments
- It makes the innocent partner feel rejected and worthless, destroys trust and brings distress
- It can cause the break-up of marriage
State an Artificial contraception
Condom
What is Natural Family planning?
When you track you menstrual cycle and plan for when you are least fertile
What is one form of contraception that goes against the Sanctity of Life?
The morning after pill
What are Catholic views on contraception?
- Artificial Contraception is wrong as it goes against God’s command to be “Fruitful and multiply”
- Artificial Contraception also goes against the purpose of marriage, which is to be fruitful and multiply
- Natural family planning is allowed
What are Contrasting views on Contraception?
- It can prevent STD’s and unplanned pregnancies, making it a responsible way of planning your family
- It causes there to be fewer dependent children and enables existing children to have a better standard of living
- The Bible does not forbid contraception and God created sex for “unity” as well as “pro-creation”
State a Bible quote against contraception
“Be fruitful and multiply”
State six marriage vows couples make during a catholic marriage ceremony
- To have and to hold from this day forward
- For better, for worse
- For richer, for poorer
- In sickness and in health
- To love and to cherish
- Till death do us part
What are the six conditions for a valid Catholic marriage
- Free to Marry
- Consent
- Consummation
- Free will
- The couple must not be closely related
- Catholic priest must be present
Why does the Catholic Church not recognise divorce?
- God is part of marriage
- The couple vowed “till death do us part”
What are practical steps Christian couples can take to reduce the chances of splitting up?
- Go to counselling
- Get married
Under what conditions will the Catholic Church allow an annulment?
- One or both were forced to marry
- One or both never intended to have children
- The marriage was not consummated
What is the Catholic view on remarriage?
They cannot remarry in the Catholic Church unless the original partner has died - “Till death do us part”
What is the Church of England view on remarriage?
Remarriage is allowed as it is a sign of God’s forgiveness and willingness for a new start.
What is a bible quote on Gender Equality?
St Pauls letter - “There is neither male nor female; you are all one with Christ Jesus”
What is a quote from the CCC on gender equality?
“Each of the 2 sexes has equal dignity, though in different ways”
What are examples of Jesus’ attitude towards women?
- He befriended many women, such as Mary Magdelene
- After his resurrection he appeared to women first rather then this disciples
What are Catholic views on co-habitation?
- Cohabitation encourages a casual, selfish attitude to the relationship
- Married couples are less likely to separate because they receive marriage preparation and more likely to seek counselling
- Marriage is the deepest commitment you can make and the most secure for children
- Making vows publicly shows your commitment
What are Contrasting views on co-habitation?
- It enables the couple to get to know each other
- It helps a couple commit and may prevent divorce
- The only important thing is that their parents love each other within a long term relationship
What are reasons the Catholic Church do not allow female priests?
- Jesus chose men to be his 12 disciples
- The priest acts in the person of Christ - so priest must be male
- “I do not allow women to teach or to have authority over men: they must keep silent” - St Pauls letter
What are contrasting views on female priests?
- Jesus lived in a patriarchal society but the church needs to modernise
- Men and women are equal when they enter the church so they should be treated as equal onwards
- Jesus’ mission to the disciples was to spread the gospel message to the whole word, it will be hard to do this if half the population can not assist
What are reasons why single parents and same sex parents are not encouraged by the Catholic Church to become parents?
- Same sex parents cannot naturally pro create
- It may be harder for single parent families to provide for their children, financially and emotionally.
What are reasons why single parents and same sex parents are should be parents contrasting the Catholic Church?
- They are fully legal and accepted as part of todays modern society
- They can provide the same amount of love and support, for the child as parents in a nuclear family
The purpose of the family is to provide:
- Authority
- Education
- Security
- Procreation
What are 2 examples of gender discrimination in the workplace:
- The gender pay gap
- Less than 10% of CEO’s are women
What are 2 catholic teachings on gender discrimination?
- Women and men are equal
- Men and women have equal dignity, although in different ways
What is a quote Pope Francis said on gender discrimination?
“Why should women earn less than men? It is a pure scandal!”
Examples of women having important roles in the Bible:
- Mary Magdalene was first to announce Jesus’ resurrection
- Mary, mother of Jesus, showed obedience
- Phoebe was a deacon in the church
