Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is 'a gift from God'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is 'a gift from God'

18 January 2024

By Laura Gozzi
BBC News

Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is "a gift from God" that should be "disciplined with patience."

He also warned against pornography, which he said brought "satisfaction without relationship" and could lead to addiction.

His Vatican address was part of a series of sermons on vices and virtues, focused on what the Pope called "the demon of lust".

It followed criticism by conservative Catholics of his new head of doctrine.

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, who was appointed last July, came under fire for a book he wrote and published in the late 1990s entitled Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68016311

[niyad]

1. Part of the Charge of the Goddess: "All acts of joy and pleasure ARE My ritual."

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Must be true,

"Oh God" is something that I've frequently said during the act .

[rubbersole]

3. I've heard the same thing.

But it surely wasn't directed at me. I'm not "YES, YES!" either. Those guys could probably win a republican primary though.

[cloudbase]

5. From the song "She Left Me for Jesus"

Why the last time we made love
She even called out his name.

The song, for those who are curious

[Freethinker65]

4. So sexual pleasure is not the work of the devil!!!

Having sex for pleasure is what God intended. That's why sex can be enjoyed even when there is no chance of conception.

So how much patience? More than 30 seconds? I am sure many females would prefer men to exhibit more patience.

[Voltaire2]

9. The devil is also gods gift.

If you believe in creator gods everything is your god’s creation and ‘gift’ to you. Got diarrhea? Thank god!

[Skittles]

6. kills me that people listen to such rubbish

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Just a question: How does someone who took the vow of abseninance

know anything about sexual pleasure?

[dickthegrouch]

8. Just like everything else

The church cherry picks its most important issues.

If god discovered the sin of eating the apple by the clothing of nakedness, why are we all still clothed? Should it not be an abomination to be clothed?

Asking for a friend 😃