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Topic 10 Flashcards

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What is the important of marriage?

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  • it is a sacrament that fulfils a covenant and command from God
  • it is permanent
  • it offers exclusive support, comfort and love
  • it is procreative so foundation of society
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What do Catholics teach about marriage?

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  • it is a gift from god that unites the couple and provides eternal love and comfort- these are highlighted in the vows
  • it is a way to lie a holy life by being in covenant with God
  • gives the opportunity of new life to show the love of Christ in the world and build society
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What are other attitudes to marriage?

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  • not everyone beliefs in the sacramental nature, for example humanists
  • there are other types of marriage like same sex and legal ceremonies
  • many people cohabit and have children before marriage
  • Everton will always marry out of love
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What are Catholics views to civil marriages, cohabiting and same sex marriages?

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  • cohabiting involves raising a family before marriage, but Catholics believe procreation should be saved for marriage and a nuclear family
  • same sex marriages can’t procreate so they aren’t supported
  • civil ceremonies don’t have the same legal status but acts as a symbol of love, mon conformists may offer a blessing for this
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What is the Catholics view towards sex?

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  • sex is procreative so the child can be brought up in the faith and follow natural law
  • the church teaches that sex outside of marriage is wrong so believes, cohabitation, same sex, extramarital sex and premarital sex are all wrong
  • sex must be unitive and faithful in a place of freedom and love
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What are other attitudes to sex?

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  • no religious people believe sex can happen whenever but must have consent
  • no religious don’t agree that sex had to be procreative so contraception can be used
  • views towards sex have changed as now 48% of children are born outside of marriage
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What are the similarities and difference between Catholic and non-religious views on sex?

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  • both believe sex should be done out of mutual respect and faithfully
  • both believe in some form of contraception being key, in non religious this is condoms etc in church this is family planning
  • non-religious accept cohabitation and allow same-sex marriage
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What are Catholic beliefs to the family?

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  • family was created by God and stems from the holy family
  • it is the basis of society and domestic church
  • family life should consist of evangelising where children can be brought into the community of faith and grow morally
  • family is a vocation agreed at marriage
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What are other attitudes to the family?

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  • There are other forms of family, nuclear, extended, same sex and single parent of which all should be important as long as the basis of it is love and structure
  • not all are called to have a family but other vocation like priests
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What are church views to single parent hood, cohabiting and divorce?

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  • understand single parenthood as the church must help society from the position their in and these vary with couples
  • divorce is acceptable but they cannot re-marry as this breaks the covenant with a God which should be eternal (only if parter dies)
  • cohabiting, Ideally kids will be raised in marriage yet faith and love is mot important
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What are different ways to support the family?

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  • family worship and mass
  • classes for parents such as catechist programmes and offer help to raise kids
  • children’s groups like youth clubs allows catholic socialising if they don’t attend a Catholics school
  • counselling as parish priests are first points of constant and can offer financial aid or support
  • family group movement brings families together to work with each other to shows the love of hues and take part in low cost activities
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Why does the parish support the family?

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  • continue gospel values and teachings of jesus
  • helps the faith to grow as ensures children are raised in faith and image of the church
  • shows they are on body
  • focal point that emphasises important of family as domestic church
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What are Catholics teachings on family planning?

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  • the church is against artificial forms of contraception like condemn as goes against pro-creative nature of sex
  • promotes natural family planning as a form of natural contraception
  • Catholics believe in the sanctity of life and life beginning at contraception
  • some forms of contraceptive are abortive and can promote promiscuity and unfaithfulness which breaks the covenant with God
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What are other Christian attitudes to family planning?

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  • many other support the use of contraception that doesn’t end life e.g. the morning after pill
  • some reformed Christians don’t believe sex has to be procreative but rather unitive so support them
  • using situation ethics so,e might argue it is okay as a family may not be financially stable to have a child
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What are other attitudes to family planning?

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  • Many non-religious people advocate contraception since it allows responsible family planning
  • some like abortion so be allows in situations like rape but also because it gives couples a choice to want a family and love it
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What are Catholic teachings on divorce, annulment and remarriage?

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  • teaches against divorce as the couple would be breaking the sacramental and covenantal bond with a God
  • divorce goes against teachings of jesus and 10 commandments
  • annulment can take place when the church allows it e.g. if there is something fundamentally wrong with the marriage
  • allows civil divorce and not ex-communicated as understands it happens in society but this is not in the eyes of the church
  • remarriage only f the partner dies, of not they are committing adultery and bigamy hence breaking the covenant
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What are other-Christian attitudes to divorce, annulment and remarriage?

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  • jesus allows divorce in Matthew 5:32 for a partner’s adultery so the church should to
  • a greater evil is not to divorce as in some situations it is better than living in quarrel, hatred and poor child life
  • a second change should be allowed, the couple should ask for forgiveness and then remarry
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What are non-religious views to divorce, remarriage and annulment?

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  • many don’t see marriage as sacramental so allow divorce
  • re-marriage should be allowed as it is often the most loving thing to do
  • it should be down the couple not the church
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What are Catholic attitudes to the roles of men and women?

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  • Catholics teach both should be treated equally as both are made in the imago dei
  • should be equal in all ways bar preside as jesus only had male disciples
  • the church teaches that the role in the home should be respected and a commitment to work together equally as both have conscience
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What are other Christian attitudes to men/women equality?

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  • share the same catholic beliefs of equality but even so that women can be oridained as Mary is the mother of the church
  • men and women should work in dignity and friendship at home
  • evangelical Protestants believe ‘wives should submit themselves to their husbands’ as said in the bible which is inerrant
  • Adam was created before eve so is more important, they also teach we should have different and separate roles
  • 83% of society believe we should be rested equally
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What are Catholic teachings to gender prejudice and discrimination?

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  • Catholics follow the teachings of jesus who treated everyone equally (e,g, the Samaritan women at the well who was an outcast)
  • teachings of st.Paul show we are all equal and the body of Christ so it is a disgrace to treat women unequally in society
  • examples of female priests in acts e.g. Lydia and Priscilla
  • men and women both made in image of God
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What are liberal views to gender prejudice and discrimination?

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  • they teach jesus only chose male apostles due to society restrictions of the time, many women were jesus’s most devotedly allow female priests
  • men and women created at the same time so both equally important
  • many follow the teachings of jesus who treated everyone equally
  • in some circumstances allows women access to contraception giving them control of their bodies
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What are evangelical views towards gender prejudice and discrimination?

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  • They follow st.paul who teaches men were made first and that women should keep silent in church and obey their husbands
  • traditions show male authority and leadership e,g, priests and apostles
  • men and women are equal but different e.g. work and decision making VS domestic roles as Adam and Eve had different tiled

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