Belief- Marriage Flashcards

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What is the catholic definition of marriage

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A life-long union and covenant requiring the consent of two adults, male and female, that is considered a path to salvation, a Christian vocation, and a sacrament that is a sign and source of god’s grace at work in the world

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who created marriage and what does it reflect

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Created by God and reflects love of god through married love

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how did the CCC describe marriage and where was it described in the CC

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CCC 1601: the matrimonial covenant

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What are four catholic features of marriage

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symbols, Christ role, sacrament, two become one/married love

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Explain the feature of symbols

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  • Rings

- Consent

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Explain the feature of christs role

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  • Created by God

- Christ is source of spiritual gifts of marriage (guidance and strength)

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Explain the feature of sacrament

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  • Religious rite

- Draw upon gods strength

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Explain the feature of two become one/ married love

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  • Begins in the human heart

- As the two grow together in marriage, becomes a personal love, that affects whole person

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As an overview, how has the church developed marriage two sentences)

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  • Church had been able to recognise and develop its teachings concerning sacramental nature of marriage
  • Core belief that marriage is a communion between a man and women is unchanged, however how it is developed and expressed has changed
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What are the 6 eras of significant change

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Early church (100CE-1000CE)

Augustine

Middle ages (1200CE-1500CE)

1500-1600

V11 + today

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Explain marriage in early ages

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  • Social custom/ Civil contract instead of religious rites
  • Patriarchal in nature
  • marriage for wealth and status
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Explain marriage Jesus perspective

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  • Jesus gave new idea= marriage was for life
  • important for loving unity
    • gender equality + movement towards monogamy
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Explain marriage Ausgustine era

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  • 400AD

- developed 3 values of marriage: fidelity, procreation, sacrament (introduced idea of it as sacrament)

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Explain marriage in Middle ages (1200CE-1500CE)

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  • catholic more important in society

- religious rites introduced in cc

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Explain marriage for Council of Trent

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  • 1545- 1563
  • declare as sacrament, permanent bond
  • contract converted to covenant
  • individuals married by priest
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Explain marriage in V11

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  • Vat II= stressed richness of love b/w people in marriage
    o Constitution of the Church in the Modern World
    ♣ Outlines high esteem of which marriage is held and a vocation- ‘concept of committed marriage love’
  • Is a sacrament + symbol of God’s love
17
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When discussing relevance in society, what is being discussed

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  • How core marriage beliefs align with the modern world
18
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what are the three areas of relevance in society

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between man and women
life long union
chaste before marriage

19
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Discuss why (3 main examples) why SSM debate is very topical atm

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o Recent campaign Say I Do Down Under

o Discussion of plebiscite in near future

o Other countries, USA, legalizing= pressure on Aus. government

20
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What is the biblical quote explaining marriage between man and women

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o Leviticus 18:22 “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a women, that is detestable”

21
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what is the stats on same sex marriage

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o ABS= 32% increase in same sex couples from 2006-2011

o Galaxy research
♣ 64% Australians support equality in marriage
♣ 53% Catholics support equality in marriage
♣ 81% (18-24 year olds) young people support equality in marriage

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Explain marriage as a life long union and changes in society

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  • Lessened idea ‘till death do us part’
  • Longevity not enforced in modern world
  • Adultery, open marriage remove idea of unity
23
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what is biblical quote for life long union

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o Mark 10: 8-10 “And they become one flesh… God has joined them together, let not man separate”

24
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What are the statistics for life long union

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o BS= median duration= 12.0 years (2014),

o 33% end in divorce

25
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what has changed in society to make chaste before marriage irrelevant

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  • Modern world= values of egotism, materialism, sexual promiscuity
  • Seen in Reality TV shows such as Married at First Sight, First Kiss
  • Degenerates sacrament of Catholic marriage
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what is biblical quote for chaste before marraige

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o Hebrews 13:4 “Let marriage be held in honor among all… for God will judge the sexually immoral.”

27
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What are the statistics for chaste before marriage

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o Catholic Record Magazine= average Australian age when married (male= 29.9, female= 28.3)