St. Augustine went between the extremes as it were. And yes, he did say that martial sex was a sin. He also changed that view. But the view that even martial sex is a sin was pretty widespread for quite awhile.
1,217 posted on 12/12/2006 12:06:37 PM PST by redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
1,218 posted on 12/12/2006 12:07:35 PM PST by adiaireton8
("There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse." - Plato, Phaedo 89d)