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To: stonehouse01

The Catholic church is the weird one about sexual matters.

God blessed sex.

The Catholic church vilifies it.


65 posted on 07/07/2015 6:59:40 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

“God blessed sex. The Catholic church vilifies it...”

Completely, 100% wrong statement about the Church’s teaching.

See CCC 1616 which sets forth (in part) the Church’s actual teaching on marriage based on:

Ephesians 5:25-26,31-32; Genesis 2:24.

For non catholics to actually understand what the Church’s full teaching about marriage consists of - the entire Article 7 “The Sacrament of Matrimony” would be worthwhile. Also be sure to look up all of the scripture proofs that the teachings are based upon.

God did indeed bless sex and the sacrament of matrimony is the manifestation of this blessing. (man and woman only, of course!)

The Church also teaches that some are called to chastity, a vocation that is actually superior to marriage (Isaiah 56-3, Rev.14,4; Matthew 19:10-12 and more). This is where Martin Luther went off the rails, breaking his own vow of chastity.

Our Lord Himself was chaste.


110 posted on 07/09/2015 6:58:07 AM PDT by stonehouse01
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