marriage Flashcards
(20 cards)
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old testament
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- men and women are made in the image and likeness of God (existed since the sixth day of creation, Adam and Eve, Genesis 2:18-25)
- part of the created, natural order, marriage is inherently good and pleasing to God
- part of Gods original plan for mankind
- image of God as the bridegroom and Israel his bride
- called to reflect the love of God through the human love of a married couple
- marriage is between a woman and a man
- for the procreation of children and the basis of the family unity
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new testament
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- jesus held marriage in high esteem
- first public miracle performed at the wedding of Cana
- uses marriage often in his parables
- symbolises himself as the bridegroom
- jesus raises marriage as a sacrament - restoring it the father intended it to be “in the beginning” (Matt 19:3-6)
- Jesus calls his followers to embrace marriage as it was orginally given by God and live marriage in a pleasing way to the father
- christ took something good that had existed from the beginning of creation and restored it to the fullness of its former goodness, making it a sacrament
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1st century
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- little to no ceremony involved
- no civil involvement
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2nd century
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- christians saw the importance of fidelity in marriage
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3rd century
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- marriage was seen as serving two purposes: sexual union and procreation
- also seen as a spiritual union of two people united by God
- commitment was seen as important
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4th century
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- augustine recognised the need for legitimacy of marriage
- focus on procreation of children as the primary purpose of marriage
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4th-13th century
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- clandestine marriages (where no civil or religious ceremony occurred to be married) were popular
- lateran council stated that these should not be allowed
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1274
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council of lyons stated for the first time that marriage is a sacrament
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1545-1563
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- CoT affirmed the dignity of marriage through its religious consecration
- marriage is a source of grace (the church is responsible for the significance and the communication of this grace) caused a stress on the legality of marriage
- church had control over the laws of marriage
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1965-today
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- vatican II deepened the theological understanding of marriage
- returned to the biblical understanding of marriage
- reaffirmed the two purposes as procreation and the expression of mutual love in the sexual union
- reaffirmed the permanence of importance of commitment in marriage
- a man and a woman give themselves to each other in an exclusive life long partnership
- sign of the unconditional love of god
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contemporary views and trends that raise issues with catholic beliefs and rules about marriage
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- marriage is treated as a transient, temporary, impermanent thing
- selfishness, an age of increasing individualism
- prevalence of adultery, contraception, abortion, pre-marital sex, de facto relationships
- lobbying for legislation of same sex marriage
- low birth and marriage rate, high divorce rate
- couples choosing to limit number of children
- marriage seen as secular institution
- changing expectations about roles of husband and wife
- financial pressures, decline in values in society
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catholic teachings that respond to issues
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- sanctity
- vocation
- sacrament
- purpose
- fecundity
- fidelity
- indissolubility
13
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sanctity
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marriage is the path to sanctity (holiness)
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vocation
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God has a plan for us
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sacrament
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- indissoluble bond between couple
- couple receive grace to love each other like christ loves church
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purpose
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- procreation, mutual companionship
- raise children in catholic faith
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fecundity
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- CCC 2366-2370
- ability to reproduce, fertility
- limiting, attacking the blessing of fecundity
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fidelity
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- CCC 2364-2365
- faithfulness
- adultery attacks this
- premarital sex and contraception attack this
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indissolubility
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- CCC 2397
- permanent
- cannot be undone or broken
- continue to develop personal relationship with God
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why church responds
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- the church offers an answer to marriage and family issues
- catholic marriage is an example of the truth about marriage
- evangelisation (witness, to live by example)
- apostolate to other married couples (teaching them the value of the churches teaching on the family and marriage)
- every christian marriage is a concrete sign of the love of Christ for his church
- strong family relationships making society strong
- stable marriages benefit children
