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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The purpose of sexual intimacy that expresses and strengthens the loving union between spouses.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
The purpose of sexual love that brings spouses together and strengthens their loving relationship.
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.
The Catholic understanding that sex should express love and strengthen the bond between husband and wife.
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
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
Strengthening the loving union of husband and wife through mutual self-giving.
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.
