Many people today believe that the traditional Catholic view of sex is antiquated, unrealistic, and potentially harmful.
McGivney Chair of Life Ethics, Sacred Heart Majo.
Smith, Ph.
D., Father Michael J.
Janet E.
Readers of this book may well find themselves undergoing a similar conversion process--to the truth itself, to the necessity of asking for grace, and to the joy of being a member of the Catholic Church. . . .
Given the fact that most Catholics now have sex before marriage and engage in many other Sexual sins such as the use of pornography and contraception, Fastiggi is wise to begin with the story of a reformed sinner who became one of the greatest saints of the Church. . . .
Augustine\'s struggle with Sexual sin.
Fastiggi begins his work with a recounting of St.
In a world filled with infidelity, divorce, wounded children, and broken hearts, the wisdom of traditional Catholic Sexual Morality deserves a more sympathetic view--not just because it is Catholic but because it is true.
The ultimate desire is to help people understand that Catholic Sexual Morality is not a creation of church leaders but a response to what God has made known to us in Sacred Scripture and the natural law.
It presents these teachings in a realistic way with full recognition of the reasons why people reject them.
This book explains the reasons why the Catholic Church teaches as she does on matters such as pornography, masturbation, fornication, adultery, contraception, divorce, and homoSexual acts.
God\'s mercy, however, is more powerful than human weakness and sin.
These teachings are challenging, and the church understands how easy it is to fail in Sexual matters.
Catholic Sexual Morality is grounded in the belief that the church\'s teachings on sex correspond to God\'s plan for human happiness.
The hope is that people will realize that the Catholic Church is not against sex but sees Sexual intimacy as something so beautiful and life-giving that it requires the stability of marriage for its true and rightful expression.
Fastiggi then examines the foundations for Catholic Sexual Morality in Scripture, reason, and human experience.
Augustine who recognized he was a slave to lust and in need of true freedom.
He begins with the example of St.
Robert Fastiggi asks whether the permissive Sexual attitude of today\'s culture is really contributing to deeper love, better relationships, and true happiness for men, women, children, and families.
In Catholic Sexual Morality, Dr.
Many people today believe that the traditional Catholic view of sex is antiquated, unrealistic, and potentially harmful
