Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family
- 99 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Catholic Christianity, one religion of seven
- Paper 1
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family is examined in Paper 1, Area of Study 1: Religion and Ethics, if Catholic Christianity is the religion studied for that area.
A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers the importance and purpose of marriage for Catholics, Catholic teaching on sexual relationships, Catholic teaching on the purpose of the family and family types, how the Catholic parish supports families, Catholic teaching on contraception and natural family planning, Catholic teaching on divorce, annulment and remarriage, Catholic teaching on men and women in the family and Catholic opposition to gender prejudice and discrimination.
Sample questions from Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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The importance and purpose of marriage for Catholics
What is meant by the sanctity of marriage?
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The sanctity of marriage is the belief that marriage is holy because God created it. A marriage should therefore be protected and never entered lightly. -
Catholic teaching on sexual relationships
What does the Catechism (2363) call the twofold end of marriage?
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The Catechism names the good of the spouses and the transmission of life. The two meanings of married love cannot be separated. -
Catholic teaching on the purpose of the family and family types
What is Familiaris Consortio?
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Familiaris Consortio is Pope John Paul II's apostolic exhortation on the Christian family, written in 1981. The document sets out the role of the family in society and in the Church. -
How the Catholic parish supports families
What groups might a parish run for children and young people?
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Parishes run children's liturgy during Sunday Mass, youth groups and First Communion classes. The groups help young people grow in faith and friendship. -
Catholic teaching on contraception and natural family planning
Why does Humanae Vitae forbid artificial contraception?
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Humanae Vitae teaches that every sexual act must remain open to the transmission of life. Artificial contraception separates the unitive and procreative meanings of sex. -
Catholic teaching on divorce, annulment and remarriage
Why does the Catechism (2384–2386) call divorce a grave offence?
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Divorce breaks a promise made freely before God and harms children and society. A spouse who is unjustly abandoned, however, has not sinned. -
Catholic teaching on men and women in the family
Why does the Catholic Church value complementary roles in the family?
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Mothers and fathers each bring different gifts to raising children. The Church insists that different roles never make one partner less valuable. -
Catholic opposition to gender prejudice and discrimination
How does the theology of the body oppose gender discrimination?
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John Paul II taught that man and woman are made for mutual self-giving as equal partners. The bodies of both reveal the dignity God gives each person.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| The importance and purpose of marriage for Catholics | Catholic wedding promises, the sanctity of marriage, Pope Francis in Not Just Good, But Beautiful and the culture of the temporary, Humanist and atheist views, and cohabitation. | 13 |
| Catholic teaching on sexual relationships | Sex as unitive and procreative, Catechism 2360 to 2365 on the twofold end and faithfulness, sex before marriage and adultery, same-sex relationships and Fiducia Supplicans, and Humanist views. | 13 |
| Catholic teaching on the purpose of the family and family types | Procreation, security and parents as first educators, Familiaris Consortio on the family in society and in hardship, the domestic church, and nuclear, single-parent, same-sex, extended and blended families. | 12 |
| How the Catholic parish supports families | Family worship and the sacraments in the parish, classes for parents and groups for the young, Church counselling, the Family Group Movement, and Catechism 2226 on the parish as a privileged place for catechesis. | 12 |
| Catholic teaching on contraception and natural family planning | Artificial contraception and natural family planning, Humanae Vitae and its warnings, responsible parenthood, Protestant views, situation ethics, and Humanist and atheist arguments with the Catholic reply. | 12 |
| Catholic teaching on divorce, annulment and remarriage | The indissolubility of marriage in Catechism 2382 to 2386, when separation is accepted, grounds for annulment, remarriage and Amoris Laetitia, the Church of England and Orthodox views, and situation ethics. | 13 |
| Catholic teaching on men and women in the family | Equality and complementary roles, Catechism 2207 on the family and society, the dignity of work at home, Ephesians 5 and its interpretation, complementarian and egalitarian views, and changing UK family roles. | 12 |
| Catholic opposition to gender prejudice and discrimination | Prejudice and discrimination defined, the theology of the body, Catechism 1938 on inequality, Pope Francis and women in the Church, the all-male priesthood, and other Churches on the ministry of women. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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