Sex and the Catholic Church
It has been said that the two most powerful drives in a human, besides the practical need for food and shelter, are sex and religion. The sexual urge is strong in nearly everyone, as advertisers of everything from chocolates to cars can tell you, and the urge to worship the divine (by whatever name) is also strongly present in many. In early religions, sex was celebrated as an affirmation of life. It was felt to be a foundational part of the order of the world and of human nature. Therefore, separating it from religion was unthinkable and a kind of contradiction in terms. Many who followed the teachings of Jesus were converts from Pagan religions that used heterosexual and homosexual activities as a means of worship. Religious Fundamentalists argue that sexual acts outside a marriage are immoral, even then sex is only to be used as a means for procreation and is not meant to be thoroughly enjoyed. Homosexuality, according to them, is an abomination that has always been condemned in the Bible. "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable"(Leviticus 7:22). This is the quote that most often justifies Christian homophobia. The Gay and Lesbian community should be welcomed into
If a man has an affair with an unmarried woman, the act is not considered adultery. the house of God instead of being turned away for being openly homosexual. This goes to show how men have been telling us what to think say and feel since the beginning of time. An alarmingly high percentage of Catholics use artificial birth control, and very few agree with the Church on the evil involved with contraception. I think in a lot of ways the church is full of hypocrisies, as so with almost anything. A man who committed adultery did not commit a wrongful act against his wife, but rather against his male neighbor implying that a woman did not matter. A Bible passage that "supports" this side is, Genesis 2:7 God made Adam's body out of the dust of the earth. This leads to longer (and probably more) relationships and a different attitude about sex. Later, the "man became a living soul" only after God "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The authoritative voice of the church, holds that artificial contraception is a sin and only accepts the form of contraception called Natural Family Planning. In fact, homosexual rape was a common form of punishment when men wanted to prove their dominance or influence in any given situation. They did not see women as being an important part of history and therefore hardly spoke of them. If she had had sexual relations while single in her father's house, then she would be stoned to death. In the beginning Adam was created, but he was only a rough draft for the masterpiece, Eve, the woman! (Ha Ha Ha just thought I'd throw that one in there) No, actually throughout the Old Testament women were viewed as inferior to men, sexual predators and an item of property. The questionable aspect is the gravity of the sin.
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