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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I am currently reading and interesting collection of essays on sex and sexual morals within the confines of marriage and through the lens of Catholic theology. It is an interesting and in my opinion, almost shockingly conservative document considering some of the paradigm shifts that resulted from the famous and in some circles infamous ecumenical documents that resulted from Vatican II in the 1960’s.Sex, sexual moral, and sexual piety or lack their off is such a Brobdingnagian topic within American society, and I suppose the world over as well. Whether it is a reaction or expansion/adoption of western sexual ethics, this discussion and force drives so much of societal interaction on both a micro and macro scale. Culture wars rage over it, linguistic wars (pro-life/pro-choice rhetoric), inter-religious wars rage over it, political figures are elected because of it, science is affected by it, family structures and eventually country statistics can be shaped by it. My upbringing of course, has taught me more conservative views on the subject, yet I had always in a way assumed, as do many of my piers I think its safe to say, that once one gets married (a 1 of the 7 sacraments to the catholic church, on par with communion, Baptist, confirmation, etc.) than it is rather, “game on” to put it delicately. For the Catholic church however, at least in theory, that is only the beginning of your commitment to a chaste life and exerting strength over natural desires. Its been pointed out though by a few of my Catholic friends here, that as with anything, there is usually a huge split between theory and practice. Anyways, that’s enough for now, I just have been very intrigued to learn about the faith in a way that is theological and informative rather than demonizing or ignorant. The weather has taken a turn for the better, as if trying to make amends for the gloom of last week. We head to Rome again tomorrow, early, for an audience with and a blessing from the Pope. It should be an incredible experience. More on that later and I truly hope all of you are well. Yossarian [
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