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Why are you constattly take cheap shots atthe catholic church?

- by Bill on Feb 19, 2006 at 8:32 PM | link

No slam implied; having trouble seeing it or for that matter any other cheap shots. Perhaps you'd like to elaborate?

- by Glenn on Feb 20, 2006 at 12:02 AM | link

It seems to me that in his lectures on the Theology of the Body when JPII argues in favor of mutual orgasms that that was a pretty interesting papal commentary on love as well! That treatise is a bit more dense though at almost 600 pages as opposed to the 15 or so pages of Deus Caritas Est.

- by Daughter of St. John on Feb 20, 2006 at 2:25 AM | link

I doubt the Pope will reconsider. Despite society's best efforts, it is nearly immpossible to completely eliminate the procreative part of sex. (Even a vastectomy or tubal ligation is not 100%) The Catholic Church rightly acknowledges that procreation IS part of sex, and holds that artificially trying to eliminate the procreative element diminishes the act of sexual love.

- by Rebecca Taylor on Feb 20, 2006 at 5:28 PM | link

If the Pope reconsiders, hell will soon after freeze over. I went to Catholic school for 14 years and that's what they drill into your head. Catholic schools would then have to find something else to preach about. I'm not saying that it's right but it's what they do. There are many other bigger issues to worry about in the world.

- by LeahChim on Feb 21, 2006 at 2:56 PM | link

One of the big reasons I do not attend a Catholic church any more is for this reason. The church needs to look at the whole picture, there is much more out there that birth control is protecting individuals from than pregnancy. As a medical professional, getting pregnant is probably the least of one's worries these days. HIV, Hepatitis, other STD's, the list goes on.

- by Angie on Feb 24, 2006 at 12:54 PM | link

I think the Pope should reconsider opening the debate on birth control. Times have changed and sexual intercourse is no longer used for procreation, at least by promoting birth control they would be promoting safe sex and preventing the spread of diseases.

- by Desiree on Feb 27, 2006 at 9:49 AM | link

If you review the history of the church, world situations dictate doctrine. Maybe this issues needs to be revisited, but I would not hold my breath for changes. As to the STD issue, the church teaches the intercourse is to be between a husband and wife, so there should not be any STD's

- by Lori on Feb 27, 2006 at 6:42 PM | link

I am not Catholic, but I am a Christian. The subject of birthcontrol between a married couple should be their own choice. God said be fruitful and mulitply but I don't recall a number stipulation on it. As far as birthcontrol outside of the marriage circle, that is fornication. Though it is against God's will it is something that goes on in the world. I think birthcontrol is a better option that abortion.

- by Erika on Feb 28, 2006 at 4:31 AM | link

As a Catholic school girl it is difficult for me to even imagine the pope saying the word orgasm--my poor grandmother can never find out. Sex is something within the catholic religion that was never mention for fear we would all go to hell. I think this was a big step for the pope to even mention this-as well as a very controversial step. I think it is time though that the catholic church realizes that just because people use birth control it does not change their faith, and therefore should not be considered a sin-I personally would rather have to go to confession everyday for using birth control rather than contracting STD's,or for some having an unwanted child. Of course for catholics sex was meant to be for procreation only after marriage.

- by Kasey O'Neil on Feb 28, 2006 at 12:10 PM | link