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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts) Mon Mar 4, 2013, 05:10 PM Mar 2013

Catholic 'Guilt' Over Sex Is a Myth [View all]

Catholics feel no more guilty than any other religious people about "sinful" sexual activities like premarital sex and the use of pornography, according to a British survey. In fact, Catholics are slightly below average on the "guilt-o-meter," with only 14% saying they feel guilty compared to an average of 16% among religious people. Pentecostals, Muslims, and Baptists ranked as most-guilt-plagued in the survey of 4,437 adults, the Guardian reports. Other interesting tidbits:

http://www.newser.com/story/163667/catholic-guilt-thats-a-myth.html

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Catholic 'Guilt' Over Sex Is a Myth [View all] SecularMotion Mar 2013 OP

Married sex must be OPEN to procreation HockeyMom Mar 2013 #1

"Sinful" sexuality that hurts no one else is low on cbayer Mar 2013 #2

there was guilt before the pill rurallib Mar 2013 #3

That's for sure. The fear of pregnancy and all the shame cbayer Mar 2013 #4

Sexual guilt is one of the big control mechanisms used by the church to keep people brainwashed. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #5

Well, apparently it's not working all that well, as the article outlines. cbayer Mar 2013 #6

I'd call that something to celebrate. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #7

Surveys show that most catholics completely ignore the basic tenets of the catholic cbayer Mar 2013 #8

That's today's attitudes. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #9

Well, there you go! Progress has been made! cbayer Mar 2013 #10

I'll drink to that! backscatter712 Mar 2013 #11