[wagglebee]

The Cardinal writes, “Violence, sexual abuse, psychological trauma and ruptured relationships are the fruit of pornography, which, astonishingly, is a multi-billion dollar industry.”

Yet many would prefer to just pretend it isn't a problem.

[ladyinred]

Not only that, but it is also free speech, even on the internet with children.

[wagglebee]

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Pornography "One of the Most Pervasive and Destructive Problems in Our Society" – Philly Cardinal

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[Tribune7]

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[Lunatic Fringe]

“one of the most pervasive and destructive problems in our society.” Let's see... War. Hunger. Poverty. Slavery. Genocide. Murder. Terrorism. But yes, I suppose someone sitting in their living room watching porn is one of the "most pervasive and destructive problems in our society."

[supercat]

Liberalism is far more dangerous and destructive.

[Grut]

“Our society," the Cardinal wrote, “is inundated with sex and sensuality largely from the media.

Well, and the rectory.

[wagglebee]

Ping.

[FierceDraka]

Yay! Oh boy! More authoritarianism justified by "public safety"!

He who trades liberty for safety deserves neither.

[IronJack]

I think the good cardinal has confused cause and effect. Certainly, preoccupation with pleasures of the flesh is a hallmark of a decadent society. But pornography is a symptom of the problem, not a problem itself.

[Melas]

Yeah, we should all consult people like yourself before we turn on the TV, rent a DVD, or crack a book. After all, you know what's really best for us. /sarcasm.

[Bigg Red]

You are correct, Excellency, but you are yelling about this rather late in the game, aren't you? Let's hope it's not too late.

[LibLieSlayer]

Every time I read a story on pornography, I always think of the old joke about the guy that went to the doctor to find out why his private parts had turned orange. After batteries of tests, and consultation between many doctors, medical science was just stumped.

As the guy is talking with his doctor the doc says, "We just don't have any idea what is going on in your case... I think it my be helpful if you filled in some information we need."

"What is your occupation?” The doc asked.

"I own my own restaurant", answered the guy.

"What do you do for fun... you know... hobbies etc".

The guy answers, "Oh hell doc, I just sit around the house drinking beer, eatin' Cheetos and watchin' porn films"!

LLS

[isom35]

a porn thread without pics? how will I ever do my analysis?

[Fledermaus]

The Cardinal forgot to add diddling little boys by priest in his charge.

[\/\/ayne]

Whenever I respond to porn on tv through http://www.onemilliondads.com I put "Please check www.victimsofpornography.org" in the subject line. (With that trusted organization you can protest television filth without having to closely examine it.)

http://www.victimsofpornography.org explains a lot about porn.

Although I have seen porn before I changed my life for the better through knowing Jesus Christ, I'm sure glad I mostly stayed away from it in my life and now completely avoid it.

[spinestein]

[Cardinal Justin Rigali, writing in the Catholic Standard and Times, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, said that the modern media’s obsession with pornography is “one of the most pervasive and destructive problems in our society.” Rigali called pornography “a cancer upon contemporary culture.” “Addictive in nature, many have been entangled in its lure and have caused great psychological and emotional harm to themselves and even to spouses and other family members.”]


Suppose that everyone in society decided to spend MOST of their leisure time viewing, using and even producing pornography, which would obviously be a vast increase from it's current prevalence. If pornography is “one of the most pervasive and destructive problems in our society”, then we would expect that our society would then become more destructive with such an increase. I fail to see how that could happen, unless one invokes some kind of "sin" explanation based on a purely religious foundation.

[humblegunner]

The all-pervasiveness of sexual imagery in the media has led to the vast proliferation of pornography on the internet where it is accessible to anyone who can use a keyboard.

So is politics and literature available. Big deal.

It is also increasingly frustrating for law enforcement officials around the world that sexual predators have begun using the internet to target children.

If there was no porn then predators would somehow NOT use the internet?

Porn or not, the internet reaches everyone.. good and bad and indifferent.

The result lies with the user.

Internet or carvings-on-stone, make of it what YOU will.

[Skooz]

“one of the most pervasive and destructive problems in our society.”

Unquestionably true.

[Chode]

i'm kinda partial to gun-porn myself... but racing-porn and airplane-porn will do in a pinch. 8^)

[HitmanLV]

No bout a-doubt it. I have a close friend from Law School who was terribly addicted to porn. He had some kind of porn running in his dorm room every day. He was also a regular at the nearby strip clubs.

All this really warped his perception of women and he had problems establishing good romantic relationships. It's a problem that nags him to this day.