EXPLAIN WHAT ROMAN CATHOLICS AND OTHER CHRISTIANS BELIEVE ABOUT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE MARRIAGE AS WELL AS WITHIN MARRIAGE.

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JAMES NEWELL

Skill A01: Belief

EXPLAIN WHAT ROMAN CATHOLICS AND OTHER CHRISTIANS BELIEVE ABOUT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS OUTSIDE MARRIAGE AS WELL AS WITHIN MARRIAGE.

     Christianity teaches that marriage is monogamous (one partner only) and that it should be regarded as a serious lifelong commitment. Many Anglicans, Orthodox and especially Roman Catholics view marriage as a sacrament as it is a sign of God’s love or grace. Therefore, Christian groups hold firmly to the Biblical teaching that sexual intercourse outside marriage is wrong.

        Sex outside of or before marriage, known as pre-marital sex, is considered         immoral as there is no promise of faithfulness between the two people, compared to the declaration of promise which can be seen in the wedding vows; ‘I give thee my troth’. As a result, pre-marital sex breaks the exclusivity of marriage and is not recognised by God and thus neither by the preaching of the church.

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        Sexual intercourse has the potential to create new life and the raising of a family, in the view of Christianity, needs the security and the commitment of marriage. Christianity, as well as other major faiths, emphasise the importance of marriage and commitment between the parents of children. Marriage provides a stable and loving environment for a child, unlike the insecurity a child could experience growing up where its parents are not together due to sex outside of marriage which offers no commitment. The Catholic Church teaches that the primary purpose of sexual intercourse is the beginning of children of ...

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