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Exactly what the #@($*@) do you think "intrinsically evil" is? Can one commit acts that are "intrinsically evil" and not commit a sin? Why does it not surprise me that you too are acting obtuse about this?

Hmmm. I searched the Catechism for occurences of "intrinsically evil" and found two instances, only two.

# 2356 Deals with Rape. No argument here.

# 2370 Deals with birth control.

"...In contrast, "every action which, whether in anticipation of the conjugal act, or in its accomplishment, or in the development of its natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means, to render procreation impossible" is intrinsically evil:"

THE ONLY TWO SINS IN THE CATECHISM WORTHY OF THE LABEL "INTRINSICALLY EVIL!!!! HMMMM????

Hmmm. I searched the Catechism for occurences of "intrinsically evil" and found two instances, only two.

# 2356 Deals with Rape. No argument here.

This is also dealing with incest/pedophilia. Thank you, I knew I encountered the phrase somewhere recently, it was when I posted this paragraph.

# 2370 Deals with birth control.

"...In contrast, "every action which, whether in anticipation of the conjugal act, or in its accomplishment, or in the development of its natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means, to render procreation impossible" is intrinsically evil:"

THE ONLY TWO SINS IN THE CATECHISM WORTHY OF THE LABEL "INTRINSICALLY EVIL!!!! HMMMM????

The first deals with the pedophilia crises quite well. It is intrinsically evil. And refuting life at its origin is also an evil.

I am sure there are more instances of language jsut as stron, or stronger. I would not get overly excited about the four letter word and where it appears. All sin is evil. I think we acknowledge that.

BTW, you can also read the "birth control" section above to call evil any act which is "renders procreation impossible." This neatly wraps us all manners of sexual sins as intrinsically evil.