Australian Catholic Marriage & Family Council
An Advisory to Australian Catholic Bishops
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 1 of 10: Introduction & Main Menu) Introduction This document has been prepared by the Australian Catholic Marriage and Family Council for the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, which is the...
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 2 of 10) The Catholic Understanding of Marriage 1. What is the Catholic Understanding of Marriage 2. Do other Christian Churches share the Catholic understanding of Marriage? 3. Do other...
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 3 of 10) The Meaning of Marriage & Sexual Difference 1, Why does the Catholic Church care so much about marriage? 2. Marriage: What’s a good starting point? 3....
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 4 of 10) The Gift of Children 1. Why does the Church emphasise children in relation to marriage? 2. If a central purpose of marriage is procreation, what about infertile...
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 5 of 10) The Common Good & Human Dignity 1. What does “intrinsic dignity of the human person” mean? 2. What does marriage have to do with human dignity? 3....
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 6 of 10) The Rights of Any Couple to Marry 1. What are basic human rights? 2. Is marriage a basic human right? 3. What’s the harm of same-sex “marriage”?...
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 7 of 10) The Rights of Children 1. Why is marriage about the rights of the children? 2. How do we protect children with same-sex parents from the harm of...
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 8 of 10) RELIGIOUS FREEDO 1. What is religious freedom? 2. How will the change to the legal definition of Marriage have any effect on Religious Freedom? 3. Doesn’t the...
(Frequently Asked Questions Part 9 of 10) Background Information Catholic Church Teaching on Homosexuality 1. The Catholic Church Understanding of Same Sex Attraction & Homosexual Behaviour 2. What is Pope Francis saying about the...
Catholic Church Marriage & Same-Sex Attraction Full Document Index Part 1: Introduction and Main Menu Part 2: The Catholic Understanding of Marriage 1. What is the Catholic Understanding of Marriage 2. Do other Christian...