Premarital Agreements, Cohabitation, and Same-Sex Marriages; family law in practice PA 250-Unit 1.
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HUMAN SEXUALITY:
Premarital Sex, AnObstacle to Castit!
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"Human Sexuality : A #i$t%&' Te (irt)e o$ Castit!
*' Obstacles to #ro+in in Castit!
a' "Is Homosex)alit! O-.%b' Pornora/! an0 Prostit)tion
c' Premarital Sex
0' Arti$icial Contrace/tion
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Premarital SexYes or No?
Why?
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Arguments for & against: pre-marital sex
For:
a. Sexual experience andcompatibility is essential in
choosing a marriage partner
b. Pleasure is a good in itself
c. Tradition must be adaptedto our changing lifestyles
d. A private matter
Against:
a. Sex is a function of love,which is expressed throughmarriage.
b. Pleasure alone debases sexas an ‘animal’ act
c. amily cannot be sacri!ced
for a change in tradition.
d. Sex is not purely a privatematter because its naturalfruition is a baby.
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What is your personal view?
■ Write it in your SW notebook …as SW#1
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“common argument” in favor:
“Sex” could be done for pleasurealone. What makes it wrong is the
Church/Biblical teaching. In itselfnothing could be wrong. oing itdoesn!t make a girl/woman less ofa girl/woman.
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Final argument:
a. “sex only”• Unfair to baby• Dera!es sex "hih is inti$ate an! %ery &ersonal...it beo$es a
$ere o$$o!ity•
'oun! to hurt eah other b. “sex ( o$$it$ent )$arriae”• No baby to be unfair of *birth control +• No li$etime commitment
. “sex ( o$$it$ent ($arriae”
• ,&ens to a baby• Li$etime commitment
Unless one were
“promiscuous”…even in
very liberal societies…
related to “virtue” and
self-control/discipline
Churchsview
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Sexuality signifies an essential dimension of
the whole person:
&leasure
lo%e&ro)reation
S1 2*: Can !o) ta3e a
/iece +ito)t !o)
becomin "ba0%. 1!.
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Small roup Sharing
■ -or$ rou&s of an! o$e u&
"ith a rou& o&inion.
■ /e&ortin in 0 $inutes
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! "uy courts a "irl because he
wants to love her…not to havesex with her…so love should
come prior to sex#
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So sex for pleasure!
■ o"ers the !inity of a $an2"o$an as it
onsi!ers the hu$an &erson as a “an
instrument of sexual pleasure” "eus Caritas #st$.■ Sexuality beo$es a $ere o$$o!ity like
a tool or ob3et4 hene the hu$an bein
"hih is an i$ae of 5o! is e6uate! to a$ere tool2ob3et.■ 7t !e$eans the !inity of a $an2"o$an
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What Catechism of the Catholic Church says against “ sex
for pleasure:"
%&'().“*ust is disordered desire for or inordinateen+o,ment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasureis morall, disordered when sought for itself-
isolated from its procreatie and unitie purposes.”
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#ove $ commitment: w%w!o marriage?
o$$it$ent ) $arriae• 'oun! to be unfair to baby...so no baby...•
No commitment too.• "for what reasons$” sel$is moti4es.
o$$it$ent ( $arriae•
-air to the baby...if any o$es alon...• o/en to ne+ li$e an0• +it $)ll commitment'
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“If two people are truly in love, why can’t
they get married?”
“lo%e” “$arriae” “sex”
Unless they are notreally…rea!y4
so is sex ae&table
"ithout $arriae?
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“commitment ”
■ *ife itself as free for interpretation
or ambialent...on how one iews it...
" optimist/pessimist $...■ he commitment in marriage...keeps ,ou within its
bounds... and will sae the relationship...come what
ma,.
■ Without commitment...it would be natural to letgo...end the relationship...and wouldn!t someone
feel used or get hurt0
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in shorthow should love be?
lo%e
• No $arriae• No o$$it$ent
lo%e
• With $arriae• With o$$it$ent
precarious
love%
“may
hurt”###no
"uarantees&u
nsure love$
secure love%
“come what
may” &
sure love
“'f you were (od)where will you
situate sex$”
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'arriage is li(e a har)or in the stormy seas
of life*
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“to cap off”
lo%e• not 3ust
&leasur
e• beaus
e it is
%ery
inti$ate
$arriae• true
o$$it
$ent
sex• *baby
is a fruit
of lo%e• "ith
o$$it
$ent• is safe
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+atechism of the +atholic +hurch:
■ #189:. In his merc, 1od has not forsaken sinful
man2
3fter the fall- marriage helps to oercome self4
absorption- egoism- pursuit of one5s own pleasure-
and to open oneself to the other- to mutual aid andto self4giing.
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What Catechism of the Catholic Church says against “ sex
for pleasure:"
#;
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+hurch: the two!fol, function of marriage*shoul, )e
intertwine, not ta(en apart
lo4e /ro5creation
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What Catechism of the Catholic Church says against "Pre!
'arital Sex:"
#;
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“ !eus Caritas "st ”#!ec$%, $&&%'
■ Tis ne+ 4ie+ o$ lo4e, an essential no4elt! o$
Cristianit!, as not in$re6)entl! been consi0ere0 in a
com/letel! neati4e sense as te re$)sal o$ 7eros7
an0 o$ all tins cor/oreal' Alto) tere a4e been
ten0encies o$ tis nat)re, te meanin o$ tis
0e4elo/ment is 6)ite 0i$$erent'
■ 7Eros," /lace0 in te nat)re o$ man b! is Creator,
nee0s 0isci/line, /)ri$ication an0 mat)rit! in or0er not
to lose its oriinal 0init!, an0 not be 0era0e0 to tele4el o$ bein /)re 7sex,7 becomin a mere
commo0it!'
http://ppt/slides/Deus%20Caritas%20Est.dochttp://ppt/slides/Deus%20Caritas%20Est.doc
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“!eus Caritas "st”
■ >he hristian faith has al"ays onsi!ere! $an as a bein in "ho$
s&irit an! $atter are $utually intert"ine!4 !ra"in fro$ this a ne"
nobility. >he hallene of =eros= $ay be sai! to ha%e been o%ero$e
"hen $an@s bo!y an! soul are in &erfet har$ony. >hen lo%e truly
beo$es =estasy4= but not estasy in the sense of a &assin$o$ent of eu&horia4 but as a permanent departure from the +'+
closed within itself towards freedom in the "ivin" of self an!4
&reisely in this "ay4 to"ar!s the re!iso%ery of self4 or rather4
to"ar!s the !iso%ery of 5o!. 7n this "ay4 =eros= an raise the hu$an
bein =in estasy= to"ar!s the Di%ine.
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What are the - main teachings on human
sexuality?
1. Sex is $eant for lo%e an! &roreation
"hih $eans $arriae.
;. Sex for &leasure alone is a sin beause it!era!es $an to the le%el of a o$$o!ity.