Examination Final Draft April 2009

Sacramentology IV Order and Marriage

Please answer question 1 and one other question.

(In the exam, question 1 will appear and three questions from the other seven).

1. Write about the priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial priesthood, describing the relationship between them and the ways in which they participate in the priesthood of Jesus Christ 10.

2. What contributions were made by the following to our thinking on marriage: The Book of Genesis 2, The Prophet Hosea 3, The Gospel of Luke 4, Paul of Tarsus 10, Augustine of Hippo 5, Pope Nicholas I 1, The Council of Verona 1, The Council of Trent 4, and The Second Vatican Council 10.

3. Why did the Church have reservations about declaring marriage a sacrament? 12 Give the reasons why the Church eventually accepted marriage as a sacrament? 12 Explain briefly the following: banns of marriage 4, clandestine marriages 2, canonical form of marriage 4 and marriage as a domestic Church 6.

4. Why is Christian marriage a sacrament? 2 Describe some essential positive values in Catholic marriage 8. Write about marital covenant and marital contract 11. Discuss the role of faith in the sacrament of marriage 5. As a pastor, why would you encourage those baptised, who are engaged to get married, but are not practicing Catholics and may have little or no ‘faith,’ to marry sacramentally? 14

5. Write briefly about: Gaudium et Spes 48-50 (20 marks), Eph 5:32, Tametsi,
the Pauline Privilege, marriage separation, and marital support (4 marks each).

6. Describe some ways in which a couple experience the grace and invitation of sacramental marriage 10. Write about the following: co-habitation, polygamy, and civil divorce with remarriage 15. What is the Catholic Church’s attitude towards people living in these situations? 3 Present some essential elements of a marriage preparation course 12.

7. Explain why some theologians propose that the Church should separate the marital contract from the marital sacrament 12. Give reasons against having civil divorce. 16 The Catholic Church staunchly defends the indissolubility of marriage and prohibits divorce and remarriage, except in exceptional circumstances. Give reasons for her position 12.

8. What did Jesus say about marriage? 8 What prophetic words of Jesus give us the origin of the Sacrament of Marriage? 8 Explain philia love and agapaic love. 10 As a pastor, what should your attitude be to those who are in relationships of love 4 and why would you encourage those who are cohabitating to marry? 10