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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Relating to bringing new life into existence; Catholic teaching holds that marital sex should remain open to the possibility of children.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
The purpose of sexual love concerned with creating new life and remaining open to the possibility of children.
Revise: Love and SexualityThe Catholic Church teaches that sexual love should be marital, unitive and procreative. These describe its setting and its two connected purposes.
Use teachings to explain reasons: for example, link Catechism 2363 to the unitive and procreative purposes of sex, rather than simply naming the Catechism.
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Specification 2.2 · Paper 3
The purpose of sexual intimacy concerned with creating new human life; Catholic teaching requires openness to this possibility.
Revise: Catholic Teaching on Sexual RelationshipsThe Church teaches that sexual relationships should be marital, unitive and procreative. These ideas belong together. Sex belongs within marriage, expresses the spouses’ loving union and remains open to new life.
Specification 2.2 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Relating to bringing new human life into existence; Catholic teaching holds that marital sex should remain open to life.
Revise: Catholic Teaching on Sexual RelationshipsThe Church teaches that sex should be marital, unitive and procreative. These are connected aspects of one relationship, rather than three separate choices.
