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1. What a beautiful piece of analogy on the complex topic!!Thanks

   Posted By: Married

2. It is the same with food and drink. We are a gluttonous culture. Anything that feels good or tastes good we begin to see as an end rather than a means. We abuse it and distort its true purpose. Self -mastery is the key but extremely difficult in an environment saturated with fast food and fast sex. It is nonsense to claim that celibates can't speak about sexuality. John Paul II wrote the greatest testament on human sexuality, Theology of the Body. It is those non-celibates with culture-corrupted ideals that know less about the truth and meaning of human sexuality. It is about the depth of spiritual life through prayer and adherence to the truth of Catholic teaching that puts all else in order. What gives sex the power you speak of is the rampant pornography just as the junk food and advertisements give power to food habits. Men treat women as objects and women dress and act like objects to get attention from men. So there you go. I don't think you are going deep enough in your analysis. We have lost our ability to be truly human and superficiality has taken over. We do not see the person, we see a body.

   Posted By: Laurie

3. Thank you for the article. To add, I would say that I never personally believed that a religious could possibly remain chaste until I learned as an adult what true chastity was (and that it could apply to married people as well...my husband and I continue to practise thru NFP). I feel terrible for judging our priests in the past. The Truth truly sets you free. My father was molested by a priest in his youth. There were generational effects and so I wrongly mistrusted all religious for a long time. What persecution for the innocent ones. I clearly see the schemata of the Evil one's hand in this. It kept me away from the sacraments for years. By God's grace I am back. Our religious need not teach only from "experience" ..they teach from the Word & Sacred Tradition handed from Christ himself. pray for an understanding of Chastity and for our good priests and religious (and those who may be deceived). God Bless.

   Posted By: married with children

4. Yes, just being a good christian is a struggle and yes, following the bible's teachings is not easy but nothing good is always easy to live by. As for me, I need some absolutes for ideals to reach for. I do not want the church to lower itself to my level but to pull me up to higher levels. Confession helps us to do that. We may not always succeed but at least we can try. Whether married or not, I meet people all the time who are conservative and strive to follow the commandments. Our society depends on strong moral values and compassion in helping people live up to them whether married or single.

   Posted By: Marty Dancy

5. It is very true what you said - "It lies at the base of everything." To the point that people aren't even conscious of it - it's at the base of what we wear, what we eat, the music we like, the places we travel, the architecture we build, the friends we keep - literally everthing. Fascinating to say the least.

   Posted By: Tim

6. The Catholic Church,having shown its incompetence with regard to sexuality, would be well advised to steer clear of it. Get out of the bedroom.

   Posted By: Don Humphrey (Sydney Australia)

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