Describe Christian beliefs about the use of birth control (contraception) amd explain how the beliefs of Christians might affect their attitudes towards divorce.

... Religion & Human Relationships Christianity Practise GCSE questions a) Describe Christian beliefs about the use of birth control (contraception). b) Explain how the beliefs of Christians might affect their attitudes towards divorce. c) 'People should only have sex if they married to each other'. Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer, and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. Answers a) The Roman Catholic Church teaches that artificial contraception, such as the Pill or condoms is wrong. It is acceptable for Roman Catholics to use 'natural methods' to plan their families, such as only making love at the times of the month when a woman is at her least fertile, but it is not acceptable to use artificial methods such as the ones previously stated. This is taught because Roman Catholics believe that the main reason why God created sex was so that children could

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