Religious teachings about human sexuality + marriage

What are the main catholic beliefs about marriage?

• 1. Marriage is a divine institution, not a human construct

• 2. marriage is a covenant

• 3. marriage is monogamous/exclusive

• 4. Marriage is a sacrament

• 5. Marriage is a life-long commitment

• 6. Marriage is inherently connected to raising children

• 7. Marriage is an image of God’s love in the World

• 8. Marriage is a vocation

• 9. Marriage is self sacrificial

evidences of catholics beliefs about marriage

• 1. CCC 1660 - has been founded and endowed by its own special laws by the Creator

• 2. CCC - The marriage covenant

• 3. CCC- Marriage is made up of a man, and a women.

• 4. An outward sign of inward grace (vows, consent, uniting)

• 5. “till death do us part”

• 6. Genesis: Be fruitful and multiply

• 7. Ephesians - “Husbands love your wives, just as Christ loved the church

• 8. Pope Francis - “Marriage is a vocation”

Fundamentalist Christians beliefs about marriage

• Marriage is strictly God’s idea and is not open to human renegotiation

• It is a covenant between a man and a women

• Life long union

• Creator blesses the couple with children as a reward

evidences of Fundamentalist Christian beliefs about marriage

• Genesis - “Male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them “be fruitful and multiply”

• John - Jesus’ first miracle is at a wedding, where he turned water into wine.

• Genesis- “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh”

Liberal Christian beliefs about marriage

• Marriage is not integrally connected to children

• The gender of the spouses does not matter

• Simple loving union between two people

Evidence of liberal christian beliefs about marriage

• "Scleiermacher - “True religion is sense and taste for the infinite”

• Quakers

Non-religious views

• a legal union between two people in a relationship

• a serious, life-long commitment made in public to another person

• provides legal and financial benefits

many anglican and protestant christians (+reform jews)

accept that even though marriage is best, people may cohabit in a faithful, loving and committed way without being married

catholic church + orthodox jewish

oppose cohabitation as they believe sex should only take place within marriage

some liberal christians

accept same-sex marrriages; some groups are willing to bless or conduct same-sex marriages in a religious ceremony

Genesis 1

Male and Female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them ‘Be fruitful and multiply’

explain the quote: Male and Female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them ‘Be fruitful and multiply’

Gods plans for humans is that men and women should marry and have children

Genesis 2

Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, they become one flesh

Explain the quote Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, they become one flesh

Marriage is a divine institution, it is not a human construct (God designed it for humans)

Hebrews 13

Let marriage be held in honour by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers

Explain the quote Let marriage be held in honour by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers

Marriage and sex are integrally connected, and they are good and holy and it is sinful to defile (damage the purity) them