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