Vis daugiau pasaulio valstybių įteisina tos pačios lyties asmenų santuokas arba partnerystes, homoseksualioms poroms leidžiama ir įsivaikinti. Tai neigiamai paveikia visą visuomenę, bet labiausiai – vaikus, šeimą ir santuoką. Šio licenciato baigiamojo darbo tikslas – atskleisti tos pačios lyties asmenų sąjungų iššūkius santuokos ir šeimos institutams. Pirmojoje darbo dalyje pateikiamas Katalikų Bažnyčios mokymas homoseksualumo klausimu, randamas Šventajame Rašte, Katalikų Bažnyčios katekizme ir Tikėjimo mokslo kongregacijos išleistuose dokumentuose. Antrojoje dalyje atskleidžiama santuokos bei šeimos prigimtis ir esminiai bruožai – kas yra santuoka, kas jos autorius, jos tikslai ir gėriai; taip pat paaiškinama, kodėl tos pačios lyties asmenų sąjunga nėra ir negali būti santuoka. Trečiojoje darbo dalyje pagrindžiama tos pačios lyties asmenų sąjungų įteisinimo keliama grėsmė santuokai, šeimai ir krikščioniškajai civilizacijai, parodoma, kokios pražūtingos yra šio įteisinimo pasekmės. Darbo rezultatai – padarytos išvados, kad homoseksualiõs sąjungos jokiu būdu negalima sulyginti su santuoka ir kad tokių sąjungų įteisinimui negalima pritarti. Tos pačios lyties sąjungos visiškai nepanašios į santuoką: jos nėra nei asmenis jungiančios, nei prokreacinės. Santuoka yra malonės bei šventumo šaltinis abiem sutuoktiniams ir visai šeimai, o tos pačios lyties sąjungos tokios nėra. Tos pačios lyties asmenų sąjungų įteisinimas atneš daug blogų pasekmių. Bus keičiamas žmonių supratimas apie... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / More and more countries in the world legally recognize same-sex marriages or civil partnerships and allow homosexual couples to adopt children. This has a negative impact on society as a whole, but especially on children, family and marriage. The objective of the research is therefore to reveal the challenges of same-sex unions to the institutions of marriage and family. In the first part of this master's thesis the Magisterium of the Catholic Church regarding homosexuality is presented. It is found in Scripture, in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and in the documents published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In the second part of the thesis the nature and essential characteristics of marriage and family are revealed: what is marriage, who is its author, what are its objectives and goods; it is also explained why the same-sex union is not and can not be marriage. In the third part of the thesis the danger of legal recognition of same-sex unions to marriage, family and the Christian civilization is reasoned, it is shown that the consequences of this legal recognition are disastrous. The results of the research are the following conclusions: homosexual union in any case can not be compared with the marriage and therefore it is not appropriate to support the legal recognition of such unions. The same-sex unions are entirely different from marriage: they are neither unitive nor procreative. Marriage is a source of grace and holiness for both spouses... [to full text]

This short dissertation is an appraisal of same-sex marriages. The traditional arguments against same-sex unions are examined and rejected as being circular, unconvincing and baseless. Some of the international developments on the subject of same-sex unions are examined and it is noted that a slow but distinct change in attitude towards same-sex marriages is beginning to emerge from international judiciaries. The legal position of people with same-sex orientation in the South African legal system is examined with special reference to our Constitution. It is submitted that our Constitution is the foremost vehicle for legal change in this regard and that the equality clause of our Constitution is authority for the recognition by the law of same-sex marriages. This dissertation concludes that same-sex marriages ought to be fully accepted and recognised by the law for reasons, inter alia, of fairness and equality for people of same-sex orientation. / Constitutional, International & Indigenous Law / LL. M.

This short dissertation is an appraisal of same-sex marriages. The traditional arguments against same-sex unions are examined and rejected as being circular, unconvincing and baseless. Some of the international developments on the subject of same-sex unions are examined and it is noted that a slow but distinct change in attitude towards same-sex marriages is beginning to emerge from international judiciaries. The legal position of people with same-sex orientation in the South African legal system is examined with special reference to our Constitution. It is submitted that our Constitution is the foremost vehicle for legal change in this regard and that the equality clause of our Constitution is authority for the recognition by the law of same-sex marriages. This dissertation concludes that same-sex marriages ought to be fully accepted and recognised by the law for reasons, inter alia, of fairness and equality for people of same-sex orientation. / Constitutional, International and Indigenous Law / LL. M.