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 Posted - May 20 2005 : 8:39:25 PM
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Masturbation - Part I
Masturbation, also called self-abuse, is a struggle for many men. I'll be devoting the next few newsletters to the topic.
The single purpose of this first Freedom Letter on the subject is to state that masturbation is:
1. wrong
2. an act against nature
3. a grave sin
Catechism of the Catholic Church Section #2352
"By masturbation is to be understood the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure. 'Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action.'
'The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose.' For here sexual pleasure is sought outside of 'the sexual relationship which is demanded by the moral order and in which the total meaning of mutual self-giving and human procreation in the context of true love is achieved.'
To form an equitable judgment about the subjects' moral responsibility and to guide pastoral action, one must take into account the affective immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety or other psychological or social factors that lessen, if not even reduce to a minimum, moral culpability."
Catechism of the Catholic Church Section #2396
"Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices."
I realize that there are cafeteria Catholics, contemporary Protestant leaders, and secular sex "experts" insisting that there is nothing wrong with masturbation. They are wrong and are giving poisoned advice. Next week we will begin exploring ways to break a habit of self-abuse.
Yours in His Majesty’s Service,
Steve Wood
steve@dads.org
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shellcake
Mary's Servant
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Posted - May 22 2005 : 10:40:17 AM
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This is one of those areas that are so difficult to deal with. I can easily discuss sex and its relation to marriage and reflection of the Holy Trinity with my children, but for some reason I balk at talking about masturbation. I have managed to say it is sinful because it is sexual activity outside of marriage - but that's about it.
I know I will also have to think of how to give this teaching to my daughter. Girls and women are also subject to this sin, more so these days I suspect because pornography is now also aimed at girls and women and there is a crass encourgement to exmerimentation in teen mags.
Now obviously I don't allow that stuff in my house, but I know my daughter (aged 11) hs seen it because some of the other girls bring it in.
Succisa virescit
"Die Cafeteria ist geschlossen."- But the Wedding Banquet is OPEN - come and eat your greens there are full of B-16. (a shellism) |
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Posted - May 22 2005 : 3:11:10 PM
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I remember when my son was in a Catholic High School, the school had a special night and a few speakers talked about the dangers of masturbation driving back home my son told me that he got a lot out of it, he was about 13 at the time and that is a great age to talk to them on the subject, I am glad the school had this topic because I dont think I could get myself talking about it to my kids.
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