Unit 10 - Religious Teachings on Relationships and Families in the 21st Century Flashcards
Purposes of marriage
Loving - relationship with faithfulness and love
Lifelong - having mutual, lifelong support and comfort
Exclusive - being committed to only one marriage
Fruitful - procreate and have a family
Catholic teachings on marriage
Gift from God as united people
Way to live a holy life
Gives opportunity of new life (shows love of Christ)
Vows reinforce above teachings
Other attitudes towards marriage
Not all people believe in sacramental nature of marriage
Other types of marriage are accepted e.g. same sex and legal ceremonies
Many people cohabit and have children before getting married
Catholic teaching on sex
Should be:
Marital
Unitive
Procreative
Catholic no-no’s to sex
Premarital sex
Cohabitation
Same-sex
extramarital
Divergent attitudes to sex
Sex should be whenever one wants it to happen, but must be with consent (non-religious)
Contraceptives can be used as doesn’t have to be procreative (non-religious)
Modern views changing (48% of children born outside of marriage)
Catholic beliefs on family
Family was created by God Basis of society Where children learn faith and morals Stems from Holy Family (Joseph, Mary, Jesus) Family is a vocation agreed in marriage
Types of families
Nuclear
Extended
Same sex
Single parent
Non-religious attitude to marriage
All forms of family are important as long as the basis is love
Marriage is not essential
How Church supports families
Groups (e.g. youth groups)
Classes (e.g. marriage preparation or catechisms)
Counselling
Why family is important to the parish
Where faith can be developed and continued in multiple ways
Catholic teaching on contraception
Against all forms of artificial contraception
Promotes only natural forms of contraceptions e.g. family planning and abstinence
Why Church is against artificial contraception
Promotes promiscuity
Some are abortive (life begins at conception)
Other Christian attitudes
Most support contraception that don’t end life
Others believe sex doesn’t have to be creative but is also unitive
Ethically, contraception may be necessary
Other attitudes to contraceptives
Non-religious people advocate it as it allows responsible family planning
Also gives choice to parents and couples
Catholic teaching on divorce
Goes against Jesus’ teaching
Divorce breaks sacramental and covenantal bond with God
Civil divorce can happen but not divorce in eyes of the Church
Annulment only happens with Church’s permission
Remarriage only happens if partner dies or commits adultery
Other Christian attitudes to divorce
Sometimes it is more loving to divorce than to stay together
Matthew 5:32 Jesus allows divorce due to adultery
Second chances should always be allowed, so couple can be forgiven and remarry
Other attitudes to divorce
Non-religious people don’t see marriage as a sacrament and allow divorce
Re-marriage is often the most loving thing to do
Catholic attitude to roles of men and women
God made everyone in imago dei
Roles in the home should be respected
Men and women are equal in all ways except becoming priests as Jesus and his disciples were all men
Other Christian attitudes to roles and men and women
Most other Christians believe both men and women are equal and even allow women priests
Dignity should be shown in the home
Minority of Christians believe wives should be subservient to their husbands and obey them
Catholic attitude to gender prejudice
Catholic follow teachings of Jesus (e.g. Samaritan woman at well)
St. Paul says we are all equal, all part of the body of Christ
Other Christian attitudes to gender prejudice
Some evangelicals think women should keep silent in church and obey their husbands
Some Christians permit ordination of women and use contraception, giving them control of their own bodies
