Intro

"Thou shalt not commit adultery." What is the point of marriage? Is divorce a sin? What about contraception, or IVF? In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of the sixth Commandment. This episode covers Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two, Article Six of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 2337-2359).

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pts. 2331-2359

• Matthew 5:27

• Pope St. John Paul II

• The Theology of the Body.

• Familiaris Consortio

• Love and Responsibility 

• Mulieris Dignitatem

• Theology of the Body in Simple Language

• Man and Woman He Created Them

• Familiaris Consortio.

• Homily at Mass on the Washington Mall October 7, 1979.

• Christopher West

• Our Bodies Tell God's Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender

• The Ask Christopher West Podcast.

• The Theology of the Body Institute, YouTube.

• "Contraception vs. Natural Family Planning: What's the difference?"

• Good New About Sex and Marriage

• Theology of the Body Explained. 

• Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Making Sense of Bioethics: Column 132: Seeing through the Intersex Confusion

• Capturing Christianity, "Do Non-Biological Views of Gender Make Any Sense? (Dr. Tomas Bogardus)"

• Edith Stein, Essays on Woman.

• C. S. Lewis

• Mere Christianity

• The Four Loves

• St Josemaria,  "Marriage: A Christian Vocation", Christ is Passing By.

• Fr Mike Schmitz, 

• "Love and Same Sex Attraction"

• "Beyond No: What the Catholic Church Has to Say About Same-Sex Attraction"

• "Catholic Teaching on IVF and Contraception Explained"

• The Catholic Encyclopedia 

• "Adultery"

• "Divorce"

• "Incest"

• Catholic Answers, 

• "The Hardest Teaching of Them All" 

• "What does adultery encompass?"

• "Birth Control"

• “What are the grounds for annulment?"

• Jason Evert, "Contraceptive Mentality vs NFP"

• Jason Evert, "Debunking Myths about NFP"

• EWTN, "Church Teaching on Birth Control"

• Pope Francis, "Amoris Laetitia"

• Life Teen, "You Don’t Need to Test Drive Sex to Know if it’s True Love"

• Emily Wilson, "50 MUST-ASK Questions Before Marriage"

• Peter Kreeft, "Catholic Christianity"

J.R.R. Tolkien, "On marriage and relations between the sexes"