Comments on: More Proof of European Culture Downturns https://catholicmaniacs.com/2004/11/08/more-proof-of-european-culture-downturns/ It's CRAZY Everyone's Not Catholic Thu, 18 Nov 2004 03:18:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Fric https://catholicmaniacs.com/2004/11/08/more-proof-of-european-culture-downturns/#comment-87 Thu, 18 Nov 2004 03:18:43 +0000 http://blog.catholicmaniacs.com/?p=137#comment-87 No. Of course not. But sexual activity done for outside of the marriage covenant, not open to life and/or solely for personal gratification is sinful. All three of these things inherently make the self and the partner(s) nothing more than sex objects. Objectification of any person or thing is a form of idolatry.

Sex has a purpose and a role as revealed by God and that is within marriage and is unitive AND procreative. It is a mirror of the Trinity itself. Properly understood and practiced it is as sacred an act one can do. It is the total giving of oneself in love for the other. The Father does this and begets Jesus. Jesus does this as well. This mutual total giving and love breathes forth the Holy Spirit. We mirror are supposed to mirror that. We totally give of ourself to our spouse in the marital act and they return it. This mutual giving is so profound and deep that 9 months later you might have to give it a name… 🙂

The point is that self gratification and the use of sex as recreation is disordered at best and idolatrous at worst.

]]> By: HeathenBoy https://catholicmaniacs.com/2004/11/08/more-proof-of-european-culture-downturns/#comment-86 Wed, 17 Nov 2004 04:20:21 +0000 http://blog.catholicmaniacs.com/?p=137#comment-86 Surely a good female orgasm isn’t heterodox?

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