To: trisham
Perhaps celibacy may have been a positive force in the middle ages when people were not deluged with sexual advertising and messages.They did not have to deal with these things back them. Today society is sexualy charged and it far far more difficult to maintain celibacy.
To: Courdeleon02
Today society is sexualy charged and it far far more difficult to maintain celibacy.It sure doesn't make it any easier.
140 posted on
11/16/2006 11:48:39 AM PST by
frogjerk
(REUTERS: We give smoke and mirrors a bad name)
To: Courdeleon02
Today society is sexualy charged and it far far more difficult to maintain celibacy. At last you have something right there. But it's also far more difficult today to be faithful in marriage, it doesn't mean that one cannot do so, or ought not be expected to do so.
To: Courdeleon02
Perhaps celibacy may have been a positive force in the middle ages when people were not deluged with sexual advertising and messages.They did not have to deal with these things back them. Today society is sexualy charged and it far far more difficult to maintain celibacy. ***************
All the more reason it is important to keep the tradition of the Church, and to strive to follow in Christ's footsteps. Celibacy is a way to devote one's self to God and the Church more completely. It is a freedom, not a restriction.
144 posted on
11/16/2006 11:51:50 AM PST by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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