Revolation
God revealing himself
Biblical examples of revelation
- Baptism of Jesus
- Pentecost
- burning bush
- Jesus is the incarnation
- Jesus is the messiah
Vision
Where someone sees something that is not supposed to be there
Numinous experiences
A feeling of gods love
Design argument
The universe is so complex and orderly it must have been designed by someone, this designer is god
The cosmological argument
- nothing comes into existence without a cause
- the universe exists
- therefore it must have a cause
- this cause is god
Natural evil
Evil causes by nature
Moral evil
Evil caused by humans
Problem of evil
-if god is benevolent why is the world full of pain and suffering
-if god is omnipotent surely he would have the power to stop evil and suffering
-if god is omniscient he would know how to stop evil and suffering
If god is perfect the why did he make a world with natural evil
Catholic beliefs about marriage
Sacrament- god unites the couple
Permanent- it’s for life
Exclusive- to be faithful
Life giving- open to children
Annulment
Cases where the marriage did not happen
Uses of sex
- Procreation
- unification
- Renew vows
What is nfp
Natural method of learning about the woman’s cycle of fertility to space out children or to make it easier to conceive
Equality of men and women
- both are responsible for the upbringing of children
- it is up to husband and wife to decide who does what work
- housework is as important as other types of work
Why women can’t be priests
- Jesus only ordained men
- Mary wasn’t ordained
- Jesus was male
