Some years ago, Christopher West was criticized for approving of marital sodomy, of the use of anal penetration as a form of foreplay, prior to natural marital relations. The approval is found […]
Contra Janet Smith on Marital Foreplay
The Roots of the Church’s Sex Abuse Crisis
In a recent article, Janet Smith speaks about the roots of the child sex abuse crisis in the Church. The error she makes is common to other conservative commentators. She thinks that […]
Church Teaching on Marital Sexual Ethics
This article is divided into 7 subsections: 1. A sexual act is any deliberate use of the sexual faculty. 2. An incomplete sexual act (i.e. lacking climax) is still a sexual act. […]
Q&A with Jesus on Salvation
1. May we reasonably hope that perhaps no human persons are sent to Hell? No, it is neither reasonable nor faithful to believe or hope that no human persons go to Hell. […]
The One Rule for Marital Relations
Q 1: Is the “One Rule” of West and Popcak approved by the Church? No. It is condemned by the Church. The “One Rule” is the idea that every sexual act between […]
John Paul II on Marital Sexual Ethics
Pope Saint John Paul II wrote the most extensive teaching document on the basic principles of ethics in the history of the Church: Veritatis Splendor. That monumental work of the holy Pontiff […]
A Quote on Marriage misattributed to Pope Pius XII
There is a certain quote, which many sources say is from Pope Pius XII, which is used to justify unnatural sexual acts in marriage. I happened across the original source of the […]
Marital Sex and the Spousal Analogy
The spousal analogy is the comparison of a holy marriage of husband and wife to the relationship between Christ, our Savior, and the Church as His Bride. The analogy is found in […]
