I once heard a priest put it in a much less complicated way, and rather beautifully:
“God intends this relation only for the creation of children on the bed of sacramental marital love.”
Although children are certainly a valid reason, I believe that it is also intended to foster and build a relationship, trust and bond between married couples.
“I once heard a priest put it in a much less complicated way, and rather beautifully:
God intends this relation only for the creation of children on the bed of sacramental marital love.”
Oh if only Christians put this into practice they could still have lots of sex but they’d be having a lot more babies in Europe and in middle-America rather than being replaced by peoples who still know the joys hóf having big families.
God intends this relation only for the creation of children on the bed of sacramental marital love.
Easy for him to say; he's sworn off ever having it.