TOB Semester Final Review

He tells us that we can each decide what is right for us

Makes up church teaching about sex based on his personal ideas

He teaches that sexual desire is sinful

He roots the teaching in the lived human experience

one nature formed by the union of body and soul

clay that comes to life when a soul is added

two distinct natures held apart by the Holy Spirit

bodies waiting for a human soul to be added as we achieve perfection

human desires illuminate truths about who we are and what we are made for

human desires are merely the result of advertising

desire is not a part of who we are as humans, so it will lead us away from who God created us to be

human desires have to be crushed if we want to be good Christians

that which is good, true, beautiful, and unitive

the basic needs of the human body: food, water, clothing, and shelter

romantic love

sexual desire alone

the body is separate from our identity which resides purely in the spirit

we receive grace just by virtue of having a physical body

it is a physical sign of something spiritual

the body will be shed when we go to heaven

the vocation to love is not inscribed into our bodies, but comes from sacred scripture

by creating us male and female and calling us to become one flesh

by making our bodies evil so that we would desire only spiritual things

by making us rational and giving us the freedom to choose to love or not to love at our own discretion

a school of thought that discovers truth by reflecting on experience

the idea that the Catholic faith is a very fleshy, sensual religion

the ability of the human body to express our call to self-giving love

the idea that the body is bad and only the spirit is good

because God created everything and everything God created is good

because Mrs. Flood said so

because the Pope at the time had a beef with its founder, Manichaeus

because we know we are spirits trapped in our human bodies

there is no need to go to Sacred Scripture to understand the truth about sex and sexuality because we can see that it is what is profaned in the world

there is so much confusion about sex and sexuality because it is such a profound good!

the truth about our human bodies is profaned because we are destined to live as slaves to lust in this fallen world

If we want to express affection from something we should profane it-- that is why little kids tease each other when they like each other

Why did God make us male and female?

What does it mean to be human?

What is the truth about sex that sets me free to love?

All of these

the celibate vocations are reminder that heaven will be an eternal wedding celebration between God and the Church, his bride

all of these

when a woman enters religious life she is espoused to Christ

when a priest is ordained he marries the church

celibacy is a foreshadowing of how all of us will live in the heavenly kingdom

celibacy is a rejection of sexuality

celibacy is a selfish choice because it is made by people who don't want to have to have a family

celibacy is too difficult to actually live out for your whole life

the decision of a couple to abstain from sexual intercourse during fertile periods because they are unable to support a child

a free choice to renounce marital communion with a spouse to serve God and the Church more fully

a vocation that every human person has, but few are strong enough to answer

the virtue of temperance regarding sexual behaviors

because only by discovering God's original plan can we understand our own situation

because this is where God reveals his plan for the resurrection of the body at the end of time

because God expects us to be perfect like Adam and Eve were before the fall

because we learned a lot at the beginning of the semester that we need to review to understand TOB

Dignified Humanity

Glorified Humanity

Redeemed Humanity

Original Humanity