someone told me that sex, according to Catholic beliefs, is only for married couples, and the purpose is only to pro-create. but if pro-creation is not in the couple's agenda it is still a sin to have sex even though they are already married.
can anyone please clarify if this is what really Catholics believe in? I have been pondering over this matter since I heard it, and it's just within this year.
2007-07-08 15:07:55 · 12 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to CATHOLICS, I mean, sorry for the typo.
2007-07-08 15:09:02 · update #1
>>someone told me that sex, according to Catholic beliefs, is only for married couples<<
True.
>>and the purpose is only to pro-create. but if pro-creation is not in the couple's agenda it is still a sin to have sex even though they are already married.<<
False. The Church considers it lawful for "married people to take advantage of the infertile period" and that "when the infertile period recurs, they use their married intimacy to express their mutual love and safeguard their fidelity toward one another. In doing this they certainly give proof of a true and authentic love." (Humanae Vitae, 16)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae_en.html
Charles K, even Planned Parenthood admits that NFP is "97-99% effective for avoiding pregnancy when used exclusively."
http://www.ppeureka.org/index.php?target=Natural%20Family%20Planning.html
2007-07-08 15:24:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic church teaches that sex is ment for procreation, this is true. You can have sex and not be planning on having kids, but you have to be open to the possibility. The Catholic church does not believe in contraceptives, meaning, any artificial means of preventing conception. The Church has it's own plan called "Natural Family Planning", which I am told is not the "Old Rhythm Method".
Sex Before marriage is wrong in the church's eyes.
2007-07-08 22:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by papadego 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
As far as I can recall from my Cathecism classes.. marriage is one of the seven holy sacraments where a couple creates an institution call family. The intention is to unite the couple, pro-create children, bring them up and educate them. If none of these are present then its not a sacrament.. hence not marriage. And yes.. pre-marital sex is sin! Its all in the definition.
2007-07-08 22:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. At least the second part is not. It is true that most religions think that sex is for procreation, but that does not mean that married people should not enjoy one another sexually. It is considered a gift for a couple to enjoy a happy sex life.
2007-07-08 22:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes sex is only for marriage but, no it is to show love for one another and the act of showing this love is to always leave open the door of creation if it so please the Lord to create. If a couple is not hindering impregnation then they may enjoy the marital embrace as long and as often as they wish.
2007-07-08 22:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by Midge 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sexual relations for the purpose of conception and for the purpose of marital love an unity are both important.
The couple must remain open to the possibility of conception in whatever they chose to do.
Unmarried people are expected to remain celibate.
Other than that, there's generally no problem.
2007-07-08 23:46:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not precisely. The Church does not consider consensual sex between married people immoral unless contraception is used. The official stance is that you have to practice what is referred to as natural family planning, or the rhythm method, if you want to have non-procreative sex with your spouse. However, since timing reproductive cycles to avoid conception is a highly unreliable method of contraception, you might say it amounts to procreative sex anyway.
Over a period of months or years of regular sex, there is a very high probability the woman will conceive.
2007-07-08 22:19:19 · answer #7 · answered by Handsome Chuck 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No that is not true. Sex is a gift from God to those joined by the sacrament of marriage.
2007-07-08 22:12:28 · answer #8 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are married you can have sex whenever you want as long as you don't use any kind of contraception other than the rhythm method.
2007-07-08 22:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by kaylee 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's an old school belief. I don't know of one Catholic born after 1960 who was a virgin when they walked down the aisle. Guess they'll all rot in Hell, eh?
2007-07-08 22:12:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋