5. PREMARITAL SEX Sex before marriage
COHABITATION When a couple lives together
before marriage
SAME SEX Sex between two men or two
women
EXTRA MARITAL SEX Adultery – sex outside of a
marriage with someone other
than the person you’re married
6. CATHOLIC OTHER VIEWS
PREMARITAL SEX Sex before marriage Sex should only take
place in a marriage
C.Of E – Ok in committed
relationship
COHABITATION When a couple lives
together before marriage
Sex should only take
place in a marriage
C.Of E – Ok in committed
relationship
SAME SEX Sex between two men or
two women
Homosexuality is not a
sin, but a gay couple
should remain celibate
EXTRA MARITAL SEX Adultery – sex outside of
a marriage with someone
other than the person
you’re married
This wrong, it goes
against the ten
commandments (Exodus
20)
This wrong!
10. DIVORCE The legal ending of a
marriage
CATHOLICS do not believe a
marriage can be dissolved
because God has joined the
man and woman together
Society allows divorce
ANNULMENT The marriage was never fully
true in the first place –
someone was lying in their
vows etc..
CATHOLICS allow annulment
in the interests of safety or if
someone entered the
marriage without truly
understanding and believing
their vows.
REMARRIAGE Marrying again after being
divorced from a previous
marriage
CATHOLICS do not usually
allow remarriage
Christianity is based on
forgiveness and love
11. • Genesis 1:27 – God created men and
women in his image
• Galatians 3:28 – St Paul said there is no
difference between men and women
• Jesus held women in high regard and
didn’t treat them any differently
• Genesis 2:7 God created man first and
made Eve from him
• Timothy 1 2:11-12 – “I do not allow them
to teach or to have authority over men.”
• Jesus only chose twelve men to be his
disciples.
• It is tradition!
12.
13. Believing that some people are inferior to others
Treating people less favourably than others because of
their gender etc…
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH – CCC 1938:- Sexual discrimination is sinful and an open
contradiction to the teaching of the gospels.
Everyone should work together for fairer conditions for all.