ХРИШЋАНСКЕ ПЕРЦЕПЦИЈЕ ПОЈМА И СВРХЕ БРАКА ПО УЧЕЊУ ПРАВОСЛАВНЕ ЦРКВЕ: ПРИЛОГ ДИСКУСИЈИ О РЕДЕФИНИСАЊУ ТРАДИЦИОНАЛНОГ БРАКА
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE NOTION AND PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE: CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION ON REDEFINING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

Summary/Abstract: This research focuses on the Christian understanding of the notion of matrimony and the Christian understanding of the purpose of marriage. The reason why the Christian perceptions of these categories were chosen for research is that both sides of debate are either missing the totality of the argumentation pertaining to the notion of matrimony – more often than not having misconceptions on the Christian approach to the issue, or they are trying to question the validity of the opposition’s arguments using false or incomplete interpretations of the Christian understanding of the purpose of marriage. Conclusions which were reached through discussion are as follows: The Christian approach to gender differences is not trying to achieve gender equality by way of negating the existence of the differences, the Christian concept is based on parity in worth of both sexes in its calling; corporeal union is seen as one of the three aspects of marital intercourse, next to love and friendship, which cannot be treated as purpose of union – otherwise marriage can no longer be considered to be arranged in a Christian manner; procreation is not and cannot be the purpose of marriage, it is cross-bearing which can be fulfilled through progeny and even not having children; same-sex partners cannot become a single body in the Christian sense since they are not of heavenly origin and cannot be associated with freedom

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