Why does the Bible Say?
1 Corinthians 12:12 For just as the body is one
and has many members, and all the members of
the body, through many, are one body so it is with
Christ.
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 CCC#2333 “Everyone, man and woman, should
acknowledge and accept his sexual identity.
Physical, moral and spiritual differences are
oriented toward the goods marriage and the
flourishing of family life. The harmony of the
couple and of society depends in part on the way
in which the need and mutual support between
the sexes are lived out.
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Why listen to the Church?
 The church has studies and taught about the
human sexuality for almost 2000 year- they
have the experience.
 God is not anti-sex- he was the one who
created it.
 Our parents are here to protect us and so is
God though the church-- that is why there
are guidelines.
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How is sex and sexuality connected? Sex is
only one part of our sexuality. Everything we
do and who we are is our sexuality.
How have you changed over the last few years
with each part of the wheel? Write an example
by each part of the sexuality wheel?
In your notebook, list why all of these
changes are gifts or blessings? What
would/wouldn’t not happen with/without
these changes?
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Story….
Imagine you’ve just been given a truckload of
cash as a gift. After recovering from the shock,
you have to make some decisions about what to
do with money. You could spend it all now, save
it now and spend later, or a little of both. Your
sexuality, and specifically your virginity, is like
that cash. It’s been given to you as a gift. Too
many people fail to realize how valuable that gift
is, so they don’t give serious thought to what
they’ll do with it. But you have to decide on your
own-I can’t decide for you, your parents can’t
decide for you, and your friends can’t decide for
you-whether you’ll save it all, or spend it all, or
save a little and spend a little. Only one of these
is morally right. Only one of these choices is
logical and safe. (from Sex, Love and You)
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Student Notes:
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What is free will/freedom?: ability to make your choices, Who you
date? How far go?, when to break up…, etc.
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Are you totally free? Your freedom is restricted in many ways.
You are free to violate another person’s freedom, to disregard
the laws of God or our country or to avoid the consequences of
your choices.
Choosing freely doesn’t mean doing whatever you feel like
doing. Freedom is one of the greatest gifts that God has given
human beings, but it is a gift that could be misused. God invites
us to play a part in building our own lives and lives with us in our
choices.
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How does this apply to chastity?
How about this for goal setting? The Harvard Example
How does 3% of the people, make more than 97% people combined.
The answer is a simple question: “Have you set clear, written goals for your
future and made plans to accomplish them?” In 1979, interviewers asked new
graduates from the Harvard’s MBA Program and found that:
84% had no specific goals at all
13% had goals but they were not committed to paper
3% had clear, written goals and plans to accomplish them
In 1989, the interviewers again interviewed the graduates of that class. You
can guess the results:
The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much
as the 84 percent who had no goals at all.
Even more staggering – the three percent who had clear, written goals were
earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97 percent put together.
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Why does the Bible say?
Genesis 2:18-25
“Then the Lord said: It is not good that the man should be alone; I will
make him as a helper as is partner. So out of the ground the Lord God
formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought
them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man
called every living creature that was its name. The man gave names to all
the cattle and to the birds of the air and to every animal of the field; but
for the man there was not found a helper for his partner. So the Lord
God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man and he slept; then he took
one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the
Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought
her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bone and
flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman for out of man this one
was taken. Therefore a man leaves is father and his mother and lings to
his wife, and they become one flesh. And the man and his wife were
both naked, and we not ashamed.
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What does the Catechism say?
“Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and
will, to act or not to act, to do this or that,
and so to perform deliberate actions on one’s
own personality and one’s own responsibility.
By free will one shapes one’s own life. Human
freedom is a force for growth and maturity in
truth and goodness; it attains its perfection
when directed toward God, our beatitude.
Why do Human beings enter into
relationships with one another?
◦ Humans enter into relationships through
community, friends, marriage, God, etc.
◦ For safety, companionship, the basics, love,
entertainment, etc.
◦ Good relationships have a “give-and-take” nature
to them and become the basis for love
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Do we bring out the best in each other?
Are we loyal and honest with one another?
Is our relationship mutual & equal?
Do we accept each other for who we truly are?
Are we generous with each other?
What else can you add to this list?
◦ Close friends- Someone who you would disclose
anything about yourself [RARE]
◦ Collaborators-People who have a common
interest or project they are working on together
◦ Buddies- Usually form around a mutual interest
or activity – Team Mates
◦ Relatives- our families who our friends
◦ Acquaintances-You know who they are but know
little about them
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Distance
Changes in each person
Competition and Envy
Money owed & Favors
Over dependence
Betrayal
What else can you add to this list?
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Video: Sex as God’s Gift Program Five
Follow-up Activity: Girl’s Perspective and
Guys Perspective () or you can discuss the
PowerPoint with the statistics already
completed.
Worksheet: Learning to Love
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Students Notes:
• Chastity is sexual self- control; it is an attitude of
respect, a positive lifestyle
• It applies to everyone, unmarried and married.
• Unmarried- staying pure in thought and deed,
refraining from sexual intercourse and deliberate
genital arousal.
• Married- staying true to your marriage partner
and only engaging in sexual intercourse within the
marriage- (fidelity)
Celibacy- special form of chastity, it excludes all
forms of genital sexual intimacy
• Chastity is a spiritual state not just a physical
state. Although a person can’t regain his or her
physical virginity, anyone at any time can regain
chastity. It is emotional virginity.
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The advantages of living a chaste lifestyle are freedom from a
negative lifestyle and freedom to live a positive lifestyle.
Guilt, worry, doubt, regret
Wondering “How far will I go on this date with this person”
Being used by others and using other people
STI’s
The possibility of not being able to bear a child because of an STI
Pregnancy
Deciding to raise a child you are not ready for or giving it up for
adoption.
Trauma of abortion
Loss of Reputation
Pressure to marry early or the wrong person
The ghosts of past sexual relationships invading your marriage
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Chastity gives you freedom to:
Exercise control over your life
Develop real friendships based on mutual
respect, shared thoughts, and feelings.
Have many relationships
Develop self-respect and self- control
Finish your education and achieve financial
stability before having to marry.
Find a potential mate who values you for the
person that you are
Enjoy greater trust in marriage.
Worksheet: Concept Frame on Chastity
Activity: Students are to create two webs on the
board; what does respect look like and what does
someone who doesn’t respect you look like.
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Why are some people my age choosing to be sexually intimate?
Sexual Attraction: Human beings are sexual creatures and we are interested and
attracted to others. The power of sexual attraction is one reason some people get
sexually involved, however, as humans we have a God given free will and are
capable of controlling strong desires.
Societal and Media Pressure: We live in a sex saturated society. Popular media
mediums promote sex and glorify it. Eventually this constant focus on sex will
make us more susceptible to sexual temptation.
Peer Pressure: The need to belong to feel accepted is a deep need and in
adolescence there is as strong desire to be accepted by peers that can make it
hard for us to resist per pressure to do things that are not good for us such as
drinking alcohol and sex.
Pressure from Partner: Some young people find it harder to handle pressure from
someone they are involved with. Common reasons: My partner puts pressure on
me, If I don’t have sex with this person, they won’t like me anymore, they will
leave, I want to prove it from my partner.
Desire to be normal: Young people are under the false impression that everyone is
doing it and their desire to be normal will lead to sexual activity
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Parental Example and Permissiveness: For some teens
what goes on at home may influence them to get
involved sexually. Some parents send messages that
they would not disapprove if their child had sex.
The wrong kind of sex education: Sometimes the sex
education that students get in school is long on
information but short on values.
Mistaken Belief: sometimes teens at of popular
misconception about sex.
Don’t know what else to do- having sex because of
boredom
Drinking and Drugs
Low Self-Esteem: Use insecurity as an excuse to have
sex to feel wanted and part of a group
Loneliness: try to get close to someone by using sex
No Good Reasons to Say NO
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What does the Bible say?
Sir. 6:33 “If you love to listen you will gain knowledge, and
if you pay attention you will become wise.”
What the CCC say? The virtue of chastity blossoms in
friendship. It shows the disciple how to follow and imitate
him who has chosen us as his friends, who has given
himself totally to us and allows participating in his divine
estate. Chastity is a promise of immortality. Chastity is
expressed notably in friendship with one’s neighbor.
Whether it develops between person of the same or
opposite sex, friendship represents a great good for all. It
leads to spiritual communion.
Read: Making Choices for you.
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Urethra: a tube in which urine passes from the
bladder to the outside of the body.
Vagina: passageway from the uterus to outside the
body; passage way for menstrual flow.
Cervix: the mouth or opening into the uterus
Uterus: a pear shape organ in which the beginning at
puberty the lining sheds months during menstruation
Fallopian tubes: passageway for the egg from the
ovary to the uterus; place where fertilization occurs
Ovaries: oval shaped structures which contain
300,000 to 500, 000 eggs at birth; produced the
female sex hormones: estrogen and progesterone;
release the egg
Ovum or egg: size of pin head; if not fertilized.
Dissolves and is absorbed; usually one is released
monthly; if more than one egg is released, may result
in the twins or multiple births
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Menstruation:
Function: periodic shedding of the lining of the
uterus that has formed for a fertilized egg
Age of Onset: varies from 9-17 ends 45-55
Length Duration: varies 2-7 days
Reproductive process:
Ovulation: during ovulation an ovary releases a
mature egg which then becomes available for
fertilization: occurs approximately 14 days
before the menstrual period begins but is
frequently irregular in younger girls.
Fertilization: the union of an egg with a sperm in
the fallopian tube; sperm are capable of
fertilization up to 7 days after intercourse
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Fertility- the physical ability or power to give life, to
procreate.
A female fertility cycle is theme between the beginning of
one period of menstruation and the beginning of the next
period of menstruation. Most cycle last from three to five
weeks and includes a short period of fertility and a longer
period of infertility. Therefore, women are only fertile at
certain, while men are fertile all the time.
Menstruation is referred to as the beginning of the cycle.
The lining of the uterus, which had developed in
preparation for receiving a new life, is made up of cells
and tiny blood vessels. When fertilization does not occur,
this lining is integrates and flows out of the body through
the vagina. This is called a women’s period. If an egg is
fertilized, it results in conception and new life.
Male: External
Penis: the male sex organ
Scrotum: the pouch located behind the penis
which contains the testicles; provide protection
to the testicles; control temperature necessary
for sperm protection and survival.
Testes: round glands which descend into the
scrotum following birth; produce and store
sperm starting in puberty; produce the male
sex hormone, testosterone
Internal
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Vas Deferens: passageway for sperm leading from the testicle and
joining the urethra.
Seminal Vesicle: a sac-like structure lying behind the bladder; secretes a
thick fluid that forms –part of the semen
Prostate Gland: a gland located in the male pelvis secretes a thick, milky
fluid that forms part of the semen.
Cowper’s Gland: two glands that secrete a fluid that is released from the
penis soon after erection; may contain sperm.
Urethra: the tube which urine passed from the bladder to the outside of
the body; closed to urine during ejaculation.
Sperm: the make sex cells; too small to be seen without a microscope;
shaped like tadpoles; movement aided by lashing their tails; production
begin usually between age 12-14; total umber per ejaculation 200-500
million; may survive in the fallopian tubes for 7 days, but rarely cause
fertilization after 72 hours.
Ejaculation: the release of semen from the penis
Semen: the sperm- containing fluid that passes out of the penis at the
time of ejaculation; produced and stored in the seminal vesicles and
prostate gland.
-Male fertility doesn’t occur in cycles. Once males past puberty,
their fertility is continuous.
- Fertility begins in males with the production of sperm cells. The
process usually starts when boys are between the ages of twelve
and sixteen.
- Sperm are first formed in tiny tubes inside the testicles. As sperm
matures, they travel to a large tube, which is called the Vas
Deferens. There are two of these larger tubes, one for each testicle.
-The testicles are found outside of the make body. Why do you askis something so precious left outside the body where they are
vulnerable to injury, The reason is that sperm production requires a
temperature that is slight cooler than the rest of the body. The
scrotum which is the sac of skin covering the testicle actually
regulates the temperature of the testicles. .
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Student Note:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases are communicable diseases that are
usually passed through intimate sexual activity. However, in some cases,
the disease may be passed from mother to child, exchanging body fluids
such as unclean spa tools, and through skin to skin contact where no
intercourse is needed.
The highest incidences of sexually transmitted diseases occur in 15-24
age range. The only sure way of avoiding the infection of STD’s is to
abstain from ANY sexual contact and intercourse.
More than 110 million people (in the US) (in 2008, there was 65 million)
are currently living with an incurable STD.
An additional 20 million (up from 15 million in 2008) become infected
with one or more STD’s each year. Roughly half of these are lifelong
contractions. Half of these new infections are people in the age ranges
of 15-24 years.
Yet, Sexually Transmitted Diseases are one of the most underrecognized health concerns in the country today.
Read: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Fact Sheet
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Student Notes:
An important sexually transmitted disease to note is HPV. HPV is
the most common of all the sexual transmitted disease because
of it prevalent, how it affects people, and that it passed through
skin to skin contact. See the facts below:
1 in 2 people who are sexually active have it
Passed skin to skin (no intercourse necessary)
It can cause: cervical cancer, penile cancer, rectal cancer,
hysterectomy
There is no test for men- none.
The disease can lay dormant for five years and then pop up.
Ten years ago, 30 different strains, now over 100 different types.
Article: National Post “Sex Degrees of Separation” The goal of the
article is to show kids living in a regular high school community,
how quickly the spread the sexually transmitted diseases could
spread out.
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Video: Sex as God’s Gift Video One, Program
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Activity: What’s Going Around?
Handout: (class set- it is up to the teacher
but they really do not need to have one of
their own) Sexual Exposure Chart
Read: stories from “Sex has a Price Tag”
(Included in Binder)
Handout: Students are to complete the STD
Review Sheet
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Discussion: “Safe” vs. “myth”? Is it really safe? Is anything really safe? What are the
consequences, if you are not safe? That having sex was a way to get rid of sexual
tension,
Read: The following story from Sex, Love and you by Thomas Likona
“I began to notice that the more sex I had the more that I wanted. I had always
heard but the opposite was true. Having sex increased my desire. It was like a
drug. I could stop myself, yet at the same time, I WASN’T SATISIFED AT ALL” Teen
in Sex, Love, and you”
Myth: Read: 10 plus 7 Dangers of Masturbation (The fact that sex without the
emotional, spiritual, marriage covenant and loving attachment is not safe because
of the reduction of the activity to a basic biological response to a stimulus. A
biological response was not the way that God intended it to be and it is not safe. )
Safe: is recognizing that there are many aspects to a relationship especially a
sexually intimate one and it needs to wait for the covenant of marriage. The
marital embrace is total, free, faithful, and fruitful; it unlike the story above
because when these are met, it is a satisfying relationship.
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Worry of Pregnancy and STD’s
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Disappointment and Emptiness
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Regret
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Guilt
Fear of getting pregnant or STDs is a source of real emotional stress for lots of young
people
Kids have sex and end up terrified, and never want to go through that experience
again.
Sex is a poor substitute for intimacy
Girls are more likely to see sex as a sign of “commitment” in the relationship
more often than not kids regret losing their virginity
Regret over uncommitted sexual relationships can last for years
Guilt is a special form of regret- it’s your conscience telling you’ve done something
morally wrong
Guilt is a productive feeling when it reminds you of your values and gets you back on
the right track. The best response to guilt is to accept God’s forgiveness and as for
his grace to amend your life.
God and religion may not be in the forefront of your mind right now but even if
they’re somewhere in the background what you’ve been taught about God and sinful
behavior is still part of you.
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Loss of Self-Respect and Self- Esteem
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Sex without commitment can lower the self-respect and selfesteem of both the user and the used.
People aren’t things. They are not meant to be used then thrown
away. People who exploit people in this way not only hurt others,
they damage their own character and loss respect for
themselves.
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Lack of Trust and Fear of Commitment
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Depression and Suicide
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–guys or girls who feel used or betrayed after a sexual relationship
breaks us may experience difficulty with future relationships
-kids who have had sex at younger ages have a higher risk of
suicide and depression
 8. Negative Effects on Sexual Intimacy in Marriage - Comparison:
if you have had sex with someone other than your spouse there
will be a tendency to compare them to previous sexual partners
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What does the bible say?
Genesis 1:27-28 “So God created humankind
in his image, in the image of God he created
them; male and female he created them. God
blessed them, and God said to them, “Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and
subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of
the sea and over the birds of the air and over
every living think that moves upon the earth.
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What does the CCC say?
CCC#2378 “A child is not something owed to
one but is a gift. The ‘supreme gift of
marriage’ is a human person. A child may not
be considered a piece of property, an idea to
which an alleged ‘right to a child’ would lead.
In this area, only the child possesses genuine
rights; the right ‘ to be the fruits of the
specific act of the conjugal love of his his/her
parents’, and the right to be respected as a
person from the moment of his/her
conception.
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Scripture: Read the three following scripture selections. Choose one of them. Think
about these questions: What do you hear God saying to you? What is speaking to you?
Genesis 1:27-28 “So God created humankind in his image, ion the image of God he
created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to
them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air and over every living things that moves
upon the earth.”
Genesis 17:15-16 “God said to Abraham, ‘ As for Sarah your wife, you shall not call her
Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by
her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of people shall come from
her.”
Luke 1:38 “Then Mary said. “Here am I, the servant of the Lord, let it be with me
according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.”
The message that I heard in the scripture passage that I read
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message that it has about “my body being created in the image and likeness of
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What does it say about Marriage? Marriage Matters Booklet in the Binder
What does the “YouCat” say?
What is the significance of the child in a marriage?
A child is a creature and a gift of God, which comes to earth through the
love of his parents.
True love does not desire a couple to be self-contained. Love opens up
in the child. A child that has been conceived and born is not something
“made”, nor is he the sum of his paternal and maternal genes. He is
completely new and unique creature of God equipped with his own soul.
How many children should a Christian married couple have?
A Christian married couple has as many children as God gives them and
as they can take responsibility for.
All children whom God sends are a grace and a great blessing. That does
not mean that a Christian couple is not supposed to consider how many
children they can raise responsibly given the health of each spouse and
their economic or social situation. When a child comes “nevertheless”,
that child should be welcomes with joy and willingness and accepted
with great love. By trusting in God, many Christian couples find the
courage to have a large family.
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May a Christian married couple regulate the number of
children they have?
Yes, a Christian married couple may and should be
responsible in using the gift and privilege of transmitting
life.
Sometimes, social, psychological and medical conditions
are suck that in the given circumstances an additional
child would be a big, almost superhuman challenge for the
couple, Hence there are clear criteria that the married
couple must observe: Regulating births, in the first place,
must not mean that that the couple is avoiding conception
as a matter of principle. Second, it must not mean
avoiding children for selfish reasons. Third, it must not
mean that external coercion is involved (if, for example,
the state were to decide who many children a couple could
have)/ Fourth, it must not mean that any and every means
may be used.
“Responsible Parenthood- the Church affirms and defends
a married couple’s right within the context of natural
family planning to determine by themselves the number of
their children and the distance between their births”
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Why are all the methods of preventing the conception of a child not equally good?
The Church recommends the refined methods of self-observation and natural family planning
(NFP) as methods of deliberately regulating conception. These are keeping with the dignity of
man and woman; they respect innate laws of the female body; they demand mutual affection
and consideration and therefore are a school of love.
The church pays careful attention to the order of nature and sees in it a deep meaning. For her
it is therefore not a matter of indifference whether a couple manipulates the woman’s fertility
or instead makes use of the natural alternation of fertile and infertile days.
It is not accident that- Natural Family Planning is called NATURAL= it is ecological, holistic,
healthy, and exercises in partnership. On the other hand, the Church rejects all artificial means
of contraception- namely chemical methods (“the Pills), mechanical methods (for example,
condom, intra-uterine device or IUD), and surgical, methods (sterilization)-since these attempt
to separate the sexual act from its procreative potential and block the total self-giving of
husband and wife. Such methods can even endanger the woman’s health, have an abortifacient
effect (=cause a very early abortion), and in the long run be detrimental to the couple love life.
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What can a childless couple do?Married couples who suffer from infertility can accept any
medical assistance that does not contradict the dignity of the human person, the rights of the
child to be conceived, and the holiness of the sacrament of matrimony. There is no absolute
right to have a child. Every child is a gift from God. Married couples to whom this has been
denied, even though they have exhausted all permissible medial means of assistance can take
in foster children or adopt children or become socially involved in some other way, for instance
by caring for abandoned children.
“Do not forget that there are many children, many women, many men in this world who do not
have what you have, and make sure that you love them, too, until it hurts.”- Blessed Teresa of
Calcutta
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What is the church’s judgment on surrogate motherhood and artificial
fertilization?
All assistance in conceiving a child through research and medicine must
stop when the common bond of parenthood is loosened and destroyed
by the intrusion of a third person or when conception becomes a
technological act outside a sexual union in marriage.
Out of respect for human dignity, the Church cannot approve of the
technologically assisted conception of a child through artificial
insemination or fertilization. Every child has in God’s plan the right to
have a father and a mother, to know his parents, and if at all possible to
grow up surrounded by their love. Artificial insemination and fertilization
with the sperm of another man or the ovum of another woman
(heterologous artificial insemination and fertilization) also destroys the
spirit of marriage, in which husband and wife have the right to become a
father or a mother only through the other spouse. But even homologous
artificial insemination and fertilization (in which sperm and ovum come
from the souses) make a child the product of a technological procedure
and does not allow it to originate from the loving union of a personal
sexual encounter. If the child becomes a product, however, then that
leads immediately to cynical questions about product quality and
product liability. The church also rejects pre-implantation diagnosis,
which is carried out for the purpose of killing imperfect embryos.
Surrogate motherhood too, in which an artificially conceived embryo is
implanted into another woman, is contrary to human dignity.
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Handout: Avoiding Pregnancy and Maintaining Sexual Health
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Discussion: On the bottom of the page, have a discussion as to
why the Church says “yes” to love.
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Explore: Discussion 
Why are so many teens choosing not to engage in a sexual
relationship until they are in a committed married relationship?
There are some teens who know the consequences of sexual
activity, but they still become sexually active. Why?
Extension (  ) Complete the sheet “My Body is a Temple of the
Holy Spirit.” Outline the dove in red, and write down on the dove,
all the effective ways that you can remain healthy and abstinent.
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What does the Bible say?
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 “Love is patient; love is
kind; love is not envious or boastful or
arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own
way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not
rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in truth. It
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all
things, and endures all things. Love never
ends.
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1 Corinthians 6:19 “Or do you not know that
your temple of the Holy Spirit with you, which
you have from God, and that you are not your
own?
CCC1930: “Respect for the human personal
entails respect for the rights that flow from
his dignity as a creature. These rights are
prior to society and must be recognized….
What is Dignity?
 -The quality or state of being worthy of
esteem or respect. Dignity in our church is
upholding a great respected for the human
life, the human body as a temple of God’s
creation in the love in which it was created.
(student note)
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When dignity and respect of person is not upheld in a
relationship, it may be a type of abuse.
Neglected: not providing adequate emotional and
physical care
Emotional Abuse: Placing unreasonable demands on a
person. The person may endure threats, belittling
comment, blackmailing behaviors, beating down of
person’s self-esteem, self-worth and body image.
Physical Abuse: inappropriate physical force,
resulting in injury
Sexual Abuse: this includes physical exploitation,
unwanted touches or advance, exposure, and sexual
assaults.
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Worksheet: Abuse Fact Sheets
Extension: You have the guidance counselor
or the family school liaison counselor in the
classroom, to discuss abuse, harassment, and
strategies to avoid abuse and how to cope if
you are a victim of abuse. Sexual abuse,
abuse against the body, etc. could all be
covered.
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Abortion: The deliberate termination of a pregnancy before the
fetus has developed enough to survive outside the uterus.
Christmas story about the abortion
Euthanasia: Euthanasia is the painlessly ending the life of a
person for reasons of mercy.
The Catholic Church views all life to be precious and no one other
than God can choose a time of birth and death. Taking the life of
an innocent person is always wrong. Deliberate killing of the sick
or disable is against God’s law. Withholding of ordinary means of
treatment such as IV’s food/water, or common surgical procedures
in the case of abuse or assault with disabilities is never allowed.
Rather than trying to deny sickness and death by speedy removal
of pain through Euthanasia, people should cherish the last
moments they are given with tis person by God and let death take
its natural course.
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Stem Cell Research: Scientific advances have
made new treatments for a wide variety of
diseases possibilities and for the reparation
of human organs and tissues.
(There are a variety of ethical issues in this
one from the treatment, where the stem cells
come from, does the person donating know
where they are going, should we be cloning,
what are the ethical arguments around
cloning, etc.)
Pornography: the exploitation of human
being through the use of their bodies.
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Activity: Write a prayer/pledge or create a
poster around the theme of human dignity or
regarding the abuses in our society and how
we can create a society without abuse.
Present your prayer on colorful paper to be
hung in the classroom as a reminder of
human dignity being a fundamental human
right.