Marriage and the family (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards

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Sexual relationships
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What are the 3 Catholic principles for sexual relationships?

Marital, unitive, procreative

What does 'marital' mean in Catholic teaching?

Sex only within marriage

What does 'unitive' mean in Catholic teaching?

Marriage creates sacred union/spiritual bond

What does 'procreative' mean in Catholic teaching?

Purpose of sex is to have children

Hebrews 13:4 teaching

Marriage should be honoured, marriage bed kept pure

Genesis 1:28 teaching

Be fruitful and increase in number

Exodus 20:14 commandment

You shall not commit adultery

Catholic view on casual relationships

They are morally wrong

Catholic view on sex before marriage

Should maintain sexual purity until married

Catholic Church on same-gender marriage

Does not recognise it

Why Catholics reject homosexual relationships

Cannot fulfil procreative purpose

Other Christians on pre-marital sex

May accept it if couple intends to marry

Humanist view on sexual relationships

Consenting adults should have freedom

Humanist emphasis in sexual ethics

Consent and harm prevention

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