Posted on 09/24/2014 8:05:18 PM PDT by Morgana
he virtue to which we are called with regard to sexual relationships is called chastity. Through integrity and self control, the chaste person observes the true meaning and intimacy of sexual relations. Pornography is gravely offensive to this. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, "[pornography] perverts the conjugal act, the intimate giving of spouses to each other. It does grave injury to the dignity of its participants (actors, vendors, the public), since each one becomes an object of base pleasure and illicit profit for others. It immerses all who are involved in the illusion of a fantasy world" (CCC 2354).
Christopher West, in his book Good News About Sex and Marriage says this:
[Pornography] does nothing but foster in a man his fallen inclination to treat women as things for his own sexual gratification. A man who uses pornography, so long as he remains in its clutches, has incapacitated himself to love women properly . . . he cannot hope to have a healthy, pure relationship with a woman. He cannot hope to enter marriage honestly, fruitfully, and faithfully. Men who use pornography have emasculated themselves. (84)
It is important to rely on Gods grace to escape the clutches of pornography so that one can love as God intended.
Only in the US ,the rest of the world has grown up
Well actually Holland is the porn capitol of the world.
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My SBC minister taught on this a few months ago. He said it was very wrong and I agree.
If you don’t get it, I can’t explain it to you.
Why only mention men?
Women like porno too.
Sexist!
my thought too as i read the article...
So. The Lusthog squad is diverse. Isn’t that special.
The Church Lady
the opposite...
Women like porno too.
Sexist!"
Porn for women involves more reading...
So basically we like "Relationship Porn" and the Guys like the "Yank it and crank it Porn"
Yea, I can see a lot of relationship in the pic on the cover of the book. Well, sexual relationships, that is. That is a picture of a man inviting you into his bed, right?
Cue the David Bowie.
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