Sex, marriage and divorce：練習題

• a.

  The principle of compassion and forgiveness for a failed relationship.

• b.

  The requirement of cohabitation prior to any new ceremony.

• c.

  The absolute rejection of the sanctity of marriage vows.

• d.

  The principle of polygamy to maintain family structures.

• a.

  Protestants believe contraception is a sin that requires public confession, whereas Catholics view it as a personal choice.

• b.

  The Catholic Church generally opposes artificial contraception as it separates the unitive and procreative aspects of sex, while many Protestants accept its use for family planning.

• c.

  The Catholic Church encourages artificial contraception to prevent poverty, while Protestants believe it interferes with God's will.

• d.

  Both traditions have identical views based on the teachings of the early Church fathers found in the Gospels.

• a.The couple failed to produce children, which is the only legal requirement for a valid annulment.
• b.Cohabitation is viewed as more holy than a second marriage under current Canon Law.
• c.Marriage is considered a sacrament that is spiritually indissoluble until the death of one spouse.
• d.The Bible states that civil law always overrides religious law in matters of social contracts.

• a.

  The requirement that all divorced persons must immediately become monks or nuns.

• b.

  The tension between the teaching that 'what God has joined, let no one separate' and the pastoral need to end an abusive marriage.

• c.

  The rule that only secular courts can determine the spiritual validity of a marriage.

• d.

  The belief that civil divorce is automatically recognized as a religious annulment in all denominations.

• a.

  Divorce is considered a sacrament in the Orthodox Church, making it a holy act equivalent to marriage.

• b.

  The principle of compassion (Christian love) suggests that ending an abusive or failed marriage is the lesser of two evils.

• c.

  The Catholic Church teaches that a legal divorce automatically dissolves the spiritual bond of marriage.

• d.

  The Bible explicitly states that marriage is a temporary contract that can be ended by mutual consent at any time.

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