Theology III Unit 10 Study Guide

what is the sixth commandment?

you shall not commit adultery

what is the ninth commandment?

you shall not covet your neighbor's wife

what is an expanded version of the sixth commandment?

you shall not use another human's sexuality

what is the dual basis for the sixth commandment?

• language of the body

• truth about marriage

what is the difference between the psychological concept of body language and the theological concept of language of the body?

• body language is something going on in one's mind expressed through your body (crossing arms when aggravated)

• language of the body does not care about what's going one in one's mind -> body speaks independently without even knowing (having sex with someone communicates that you love them even if you don't)

what are the two 'dialects' of the language of the body? what 'words' do they have in common? what 'words' are specific to each dialect?

• dialects: male and female

• words in common: self-gift and exclusivity

• words specific to male: donation

• words specific to female: receptivity

what is marriage?

lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God and brought about the free consent of the spouses for the procreation and education of children and the good of the spouses, elevated by Christ to the level of a Sacrament

which parts of the definition of marriage are present in genesis 2?

lifelong, union, one to one relationship, man and woman, instituted by God, brought about by the free consent of the spouses

which parts of the definition of marriage are present in ephesians 5?

for the procreation and education of children and good of the spouses and elevated by Christ to the level of a Sacrament

what is a covenant?

extension of kinship by oath

what does covenant language do when used in the bible?

establish an identity between two parties

how is genesis 2 an example of covenant language?

it sets up a parallel with the other and myself (bone of *my bone)

what spiritual reality does the Sacrament of Matrimony point to? give scriptural evidence

• the love of Christ for the Church

• 1 john 4

what does st john paul ii argue is the opposite of love?

use

what are the two purpose of the marital act?

unitive

• bodily union -> spiritual union

• communicates love to the other

• self-gift and exclusivity

procreative

• love naturally leads to life

• sex naturally leads to a child

what is the purpose of Natural Family Planning?

follows a woman's fertility cycle to plan out the conception and birth to children

why is natural family planning approved by the Church, as opposed to artificial contraception?

approved by the Church because it respects the unitive and procreative aspects of sex, while displaying virtue (self-control) in the couple

what special role do parents play in the universe that other human beings do not? why is this so?

• spouses participate in God's act of creation

• non-parents are not creating life

what is chastity?

responding positively to love as a person who has an integration of sexuality with spirit

who should practice chastity?

everyone

how might a person grow in chastity?

• self-knowledge

• asceticism

• following the Commandments

• practicing virtues (humility)

• prayer

is it sinful to experience homosexual, bisexual, etc feelings? why or why not?

• no

• one can't control them and they are the same as any other temptation

what is adultery? is it grave?

sexual contact between two people when one or both are married to someone else; yes

what is polygamy? is it grave?

state of being 'married' to more than one person; yes

what is incest? is it grave?

sexual contact between relatives or in-laws; yes

what is free union? is it grave?

rejection of the 'institution' of marriage while acting as a married couple; yes

what is cohabitation? is it grave?

living together in a sexually active relationship before an intended marriage; yes

what is divorce? is it grave?

civil dissolution of marriage that betrays the sign value of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony; yes

what is artificial contraception? is it grave?

intended prevention of conception during sex by mechanical, chemical, or other medical procedures; yes

what is sterilization? is it grave?

permanent form of contraception in which conception is rendered biologically impossible; yes

what is artificial insemination? is it grave?

attempt to conceive or completion of conception of a new life outside of the marital act; yes

what is in vitro fertilization? is it grave?

medical procedure in which an egg extracted from a woman is fertilized by a man's sperm in a laboratory setting; the fertilized egg is then inserted into the woman's uterus; yes

what is rape? is it grave?

forcible violation of another's sexuality through sexual contact with another who does not consent to the act; yes

what is pornography? is it grave?

pictures or movies that involve nudity and/or sexual contact for the sake of lustful or sexual gratification; yes

what is masturbation? is it grave?

stimulation of one's own genitals; yes

what is fornication? is it grave?

sex outside marriage; yes

what is entertaining impure thoughts? is it grave?

giving in to thoughts or desires that do not respect the sexual dignity of another person, but make them an object in one's mind; no

what is prostitution? is it grave?

purchase of sexual intimacy with another; yes

what are homosexual acts? are they grave?

sexual contact between two (or more) members of the same sex; yes