11.9 roles and responsibilities within the family

• what does Ephesians 5:21 and 6:1-4 say?


  ' be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, be subject to your husbands as you are to the Lord ... Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ... Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ' Honour your father and mother ' ,,, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord '
• what 5 points can we gather from Ephesians 5:21 and 6:1-4?


  • people should live family lives as if they are serving Jesus
  • children should honour their parents by obeying them as God commands it
  • fathers should show love and kindness to children, so they should bring them up in the Christian faith
  • husbands should love their wives so much they would be prepared to die for them
  • wives should show their love by doing what their husbands ask
• what is the role of the mother in a family?


  look after the home and children
• what is the role of the father in the family?


  protecting and providing for the needs of the family , and teaching by word and example
• what do Catholics believe about roles regarding men and women


  equally important in contributing different qualities to help in bringing up children and providing security and stability in the home
• how is gender equality in modern society?


  resulted in traditional roles sometimes being shared or even switched
• what are catholic teachings regarding parent hood?


  • that procreation should take place between a ,am and woman who have married
  • single people are not encouraged to become parents
  • doesn't same sex parenting as it teaches that children need a mother and a father
• what are other views on parenthood in Britain?


  • growing acceptance and number of single parent families or same sex parents in British society
  • around a quarter of children in Britain today live with one parent
  • same sex parents may say that it is the love between parents and children that really matter