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Purposes of marriage

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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

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Catholic teachings on marriage

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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

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Other attitudes towards marriage

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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

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Catholic teaching on sex

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Should be:
Marital
Unitive
Procreative

5
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Catholic no-no’s to sex

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Premarital sex
Cohabitation
Same-sex
extramarital

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Divergent attitudes to sex

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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)

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Catholic beliefs on family

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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
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Types of families

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Nuclear
Extended
Same sex
Single parent

9
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Non-religious attitude to marriage

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All forms of family are important as long as the basis is love
Marriage is not essential

10
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How Church supports families

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Groups (e.g. youth groups)
Classes (e.g. marriage preparation or catechisms)
Counselling

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Why family is important to the parish

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Where faith can be developed and continued in multiple ways

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Catholic teaching on contraception

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Against all forms of artificial contraception

Promotes only natural forms of contraceptions e.g. family planning and abstinence

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Why Church is against artificial contraception

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Promotes promiscuity

Some are abortive (life begins at conception)

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Other Christian attitudes

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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

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Other attitudes to contraceptives

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Non-religious people advocate it as it allows responsible family planning
Also gives choice to parents and couples

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Catholic teaching on divorce

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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

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Other Christian attitudes to divorce

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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

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Other attitudes to divorce

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Non-religious people don’t see marriage as a sacrament and allow divorce
Re-marriage is often the most loving thing to do

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Catholic attitude to roles of men and women

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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

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Other Christian attitudes to roles and men and women

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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

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Catholic attitude to gender prejudice

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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

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Other Christian attitudes to gender prejudice

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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