Unit 10 RE

• Marriage.


  - Catholics believe that God instituted marriage as part of creating the world.

  
  

  - Marriage bears witness to everlasting love of Christ for his church.

  
  

  - Loving, having a relationship of love and faithfulness.

  - Lifelong, having a lifelong support and comfort of each other.

  - Exclusive, being committed to only one marriage partner.

  
  

  - Unites a couple in faithful and mutual love.

  - Marriage opens a couple to the giving of new life.

  - Marriage is a way to respond to God's call to holiness.

  
  

  - Genesis 1:28 "be fruitful and multiply."
• Sexual Relationships.


  Premarital, sex before marriage.

  Cohabitation, couple lives together before marriage.

  Same-sex, this is between the same sex.

  Extramarital sex, this is adultery.

  
  

  - Catholics do not agree in sex before marriage.

  - All forms of contraception are wrong.

  - Couple should be faithful.

  
  

  Luke 6:31 "treat others as you would like to be treated."
• The Family.


  - Catholics believe the family was created by God.

  
  

  - The family is the domestic church, that should be a community of faith, hope and charity.

  
  

  - The family is where the children experience the Catholic faith and learn to pray.

  
  

  Purposes:

  - Lifelong relationships.

  - Support and comfort of each other.

  - To procreate and have children.

  - To be a sign of Christs love.
• Support for the family.

  Family Worship.

  - Attending mass is an opportunity for the family to be together.

  - A liturgy more suitable for children helps to encourage.

  
  

  Classes for parents:

  - Parents are welcomed into the parish to learn about the sacraments which can help them to better understand the Catholic teaching.

  
  

  - CCC 2226 - 'Parents have the mission of teaching their children.
• Family Planning

  Catholic teaching:

  - All forms of contraception are wrong.

  - Only the natural method of family planning is acceptable.

  
  

  - Teaching is important because the Church feels that contraception undermines relations as unitive and procreative.

  
  

  - Humans do not have the power to contradict the will of God, regarding life.

  - Sex outside marriage is wrong.
• Divorce, annulment and remarriage.

  - The Church does not believe divorce from sacramental marriage is possible.

  
  

  - Annulment, can only take place under strict circumstances.

  
  

  - The Church recognises civil divorce may sometimes be necessary.

  
  

  - other Christians do not encourage divorce.

  
  

  Importance:

  - Matrimony is a sacrament and should be preserved.

  - Catholics believe the needs of the family and children come above an individual.

  - Effects on the couple and their children can be significant and long-lasting in an unhappy family home.
• Equality of men and women in the family.

  - Both men and women are made in the image of God and are equal.

  
  

  - Genesis 1:27 'God created man in his own image.'

  - Eve was created from the rib of Adam.

  - Both Adam and Eve were cursed for their disobedience.

  
  

  - Catholic church believe that men and women have an equal role in the church.
• Gender prejudice and discrimination.

  - Gender prejudice, believing people of one gender are inferior or superior purely on the basis of their sex.

  
  

  - Discrimination, treating people less favourably because of their gender, ethnicity, colour, sexuality and age.

  
  

  - Sexism is discriminating against people because of their gender.

  
  

  - Some passages in the Bible can be interpreted to suggest gender inequality, but others suggest men and women should be equal.

  
  

  - Jesus did not discriminated against women, and set an example for Catholics today to follow.

  
  

  - Christian denominations vary in the roles they allow women within their churches.