• Explain The Changes In An Expression Of A Religious Tradition
Religious Studies 2.2 AS 90821
Explain the changes in an expression of a religious tradition
Task one: Describe the marriage service in the Catholic Church 100 years ago and explain why the marriage service was performed this way. What were the restrictions on the couple?
The Catholic Church’s marriage service was significantly different 100 years ago mainly due to how society was then. For example:- The priest would organise the entire wedding, there were no prayers of the faithful and the priest chose and read all the readings. The whole ceremony was in Latin. Family and friends were not included in the planning of the wedding. There was no pre-marriage course available. Marriage was seen to be a way to secure finances and continue …show more content…
Women had started to realise that they deserved a say in things and didn’t have to stay at home. Women and men are now seen as equal and are made by God for each other physically, psychologically and spiritually. Children are now not the sole reason for marriage, rather a blessing from God. If you can’t or don’t have children the wife doesn’t get judged or put down and it is not seen as a punishment from God. When a catholic couple get married they must stay open to the idea of children. Now days couples are more open and willing to get married because they want to not because they have to, they have more choices about it all. Today the church teaches that marriage is not just for procreation and preserving the husband’s name, but is an unbreakable contract between two people for the welfare of themselves and their children. The partners are now equal and have the right to be treated as such and each partner is to contribute his or her gifts to the other spouse and receive the same in return. The defining element of marriage is conjugal love which is only possible between a man and a woman.
Task 4: Describe the ritual of a marriage service in the Catholic Church
Explain the changes in an expression of a religious tradition
Task one: Describe the marriage service in the Catholic Church 100 years ago and explain why the marriage service was performed this way. What were the restrictions on the couple?
The Catholic Church’s marriage service was significantly different 100 years ago mainly due to how society was then. For example:- The priest would organise the entire wedding, there were no prayers of the faithful and the priest chose and read all the readings. The whole ceremony was in Latin. Family and friends were not included in the planning of the wedding. There was no pre-marriage course available. Marriage was seen to be a way to secure finances and continue …show more content…
Women had started to realise that they deserved a say in things and didn’t have to stay at home. Women and men are now seen as equal and are made by God for each other physically, psychologically and spiritually. Children are now not the sole reason for marriage, rather a blessing from God. If you can’t or don’t have children the wife doesn’t get judged or put down and it is not seen as a punishment from God. When a catholic couple get married they must stay open to the idea of children. Now days couples are more open and willing to get married because they want to not because they have to, they have more choices about it all. Today the church teaches that marriage is not just for procreation and preserving the husband’s name, but is an unbreakable contract between two people for the welfare of themselves and their children. The partners are now equal and have the right to be treated as such and each partner is to contribute his or her gifts to the other spouse and receive the same in return. The defining element of marriage is conjugal love which is only possible between a man and a woman.
Task 4: Describe the ritual of a marriage service in the Catholic Church