Different relationships (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards

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Cohabitation definition

Couples living together without being married

Catholic view on same-sex marriage

Against it - not aligned with God's design for marriage

2 purposes of marriage (Catholic teaching)

Expression of love & procreation of children

Why Catholics oppose same-sex marriage

Same-sex couples cannot naturally conceive children

Catholic view: homosexual inclinations vs actions

Inclinations not sinful; acting on them is sinful

Church of England view on homosexuality

Not inherently sinful but marriage is man & woman only

Can C of E ministers conduct same-sex marriages?

No, prevented even though legal in Britain

Progressive Christians focus on what values?

Equality, love, inclusion & acceptance

Genesis 1:27-28 key command

Be fruitful and increase in number

Genesis 2:24 on marriage

Man leaves parents, united to wife, become one flesh

'One flesh' refers to what?

Sexual union & potential for creating children

CCC 1652 on marriage

Ordered to procreation & education of offspring

CCC 2391 on cohabitation

Human love doesn't tolerate 'trial marriages'

Catholic position on cohabitation

Against it - intimacy only within marriage

Why do people choose cohabitation?

Expensive weddings, test compatibility, don't need marriage

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