3, 115, 704 views
9, 650, 367 views
1, 969, 528 views
9, 750, 895 views
A great debate surrounds the topic of masturbation in the bible, because onan, in fact, did not masturbate. In the catechism of the catholic church, the catholic church teaches 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. Masturbation though masturbation is more common than many would like to admit, it is always a violation of this commandment. With that said, its only honest to point out that many struggle with it. To answer this, let us look, first of all, at the churchs teaching. In 1975, the congregation for the doctrine of the faith issued a declaration on certain problems of sexual ethics, and it is this document that the catechism of the catholic church quotes regarding this issue. Both the magisterium of the church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have. i went to confession about half an hour ago and im still upset by the experience. Its not something i would normally discuss on these forums, but what the priest said after i confessed disturbed me deeply. Here are some of his words as best i can remember them i went on sabbatical recently and consulted with other priests about masturbation. Since so many are coming out of mortal sin and are convincing themselves that certain things are not sins, we must preach against those sins with some specificity lest people perish in their ignorance. I am 78 years old and have been married to my wife for 53 years. My doctor recommends masturbation as he thinks my problem is psychological. 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. Consequently, masturbation is a sin against the sixth commandment, because it violates the god-inscribed unbreakable bond between the love-giving and life-giving aspects of.