attitudes to sexual relationships

Catholic attitudes towards sex

* sex was given about by God so that children could be brought into the world ( ==pro creative sex)==
* Sex is a gift from God to be enjoyed by couples ==( unitive sex)==
* Sex should only be ==between heterosexual couples==
* Catholic Church is ==against pre marital sex==

Why is sex outside of a marriage wrong

* The Bible teaches pre marital sex is sinful ==“ The sexual act must always take place exclusively within a marriage== “ - Catechism
* Adultery is prohibited in one of the Ten Commandments.

non religious attitudes towards sex

* Humanists and athiests ==do not condemn sex before marriage== as long as its consensual between people of age, not promiscous and safe.
* Humanists and Athiests ==do not accept adultery== because it is unfaithful and offesnive.

CofE attitudes towards sex

* ==Sex should take place within a marriage.== - They do not accept pre marital sex or adultery
* ==Christians are responsible for treating their body with dignity==. - They are ==against promiscuity== as they belive this shows a lack of respect fo the sancity of life and the gift of sex.
* ==Sex must be unitive==. - Sex serves a strengthening bond between the married couples as it is an expression of love.
* Sex should take place ==between heterosexual couples.== - Anglicans belive God intended sex to be between a man and a woman as procreation in a same sex relationship cannot occur.

SOWAS for CofE attitudes to sex

* ==“ A man leaves his father and his mother and is united to his wife, and the two become one flesh”- Genesis==
* ==“ You shall not commit adultery”- Exodus==
* ==“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? Glorify God in your body”- 1 Corinthians==

Different attitudes to sex ( CofE and Catholic)

* Anglicans believe sex ==doesnt need to be pro creative and accpet artificial contraception.==

SOWA Catholic attitude to marriage

* ‘The ==conjugal love of man and woman== thus stands under the twofold obligation of ==fidelity and fecundity==… The sexual act must always take place ==exclusively within marriage==. Human love does ==not tolerate ‘trial marriages’==. It demands a total and definitive gift of persons to one another.’ (Catechism)