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Pints With Aquinas

Asking Christopher West 10 Questions about Sex

Dec 20, 2023
Christopher West, an expert in the Church's teachings on sexuality, answers 10 controversial questions. They discuss leaving the gay and lesbian lifestyles, John Paul II's impact on the Church, purpose of genitals, language of the body, cohabitation, premarital sex, contraception, sincere repentance, unjust discrimination in the priesthood, and celibacy's relation to sexuality.
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Quick takeaways

  • Contraception is viewed as a blasphemous act that contradicts the natural purpose of genitals and communicates a false message about God's love.
  • Masturbation is seen as a selfish act that disintegrates the individual's physical and spiritual being.

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Contraception and Body Language

Contraception is seen as a blasphemous act that goes against the natural purpose of genitals, which is to generate new life. It is considered a bodily mutilation and a contradiction of the sacramental symbolism of the sexual act. Changing the physicality of the fertility renders the act sterile and communicates a false message about God's life-giving love.

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