Sex_And_The_Catholic_Church

Sex And The Catholic Church 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 church, sex, men, contraception, god, sexual, one, woman, people, women, bible, because, man, been, natural, homosexual, being, artificial, homosexuality, sin, about, property, human, control, should, married, intercourse, family, both, birth, wife, time, though, think, teaching