translate English to French: Human beings, therefore, are nothing less than the work of God himself; and in the complementarity of the sexes, they are called to reflect the inner unity of the Creator. They do this in a striking way in their cooperation with him in the transmission of life by a mutual donation of the self to the other.
A la lumière de ces affirmations, on va esquisser brièvement l'enseignement de la Bible sur le sujet.