Unit 10 Flashcards
Importance of marriage
Sacrament
Permanent
Exclusive
Lifelong/life giving
Catholic teachings on marriage
Gift from God that unites couple.
Way to live a holy life.
It gives the opportunity of new life and show the love of Christ in the world.
Vows highlight the teachings
Other attitudes to marriage
Not all people believe the sacramental nature of marriage.
Other types such as same sex and legal ceremonies.
Many people cohabit before marriage and have children.
People will always get marriage out of love.
Teaching of sex by Church
Sex should be unitive, marital and procreative.
Teaches against sex outside of marriage and therefore believes premarital, cohabitions, same-sex, extramarital sex is all wrong.
Other attitudes to sex
Sex should be able to happen whenever as long as it is consented.
Contraception can be used because sex doesn’t have to be pro-creative.
