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Old 06-28-2012, 11:14 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by FiftyBelow View Post
For example, people laugh at why masturbation is a sin. But when you look at the reasons behind it, it makes pretty good sense. A culture of masturbation and pornography fosters one that is less respectful of individuals. What does it say about a society when they're willing to view other people as just a piece of meat, a simple object of sexual desire, a commodity?

But I'm not going to get into it here. By no means do I come close to being able to follow perfectly, Catholic sexual ethics. But I try. Is what the Catholic church teaches really as crazy as people make it out to be?
While I do tend agree with the bolded statement, you do realize that masturbation is not the same as masturbation + pornography, right? One of those things can be harmful in the way you describe, and the other is just along for the ride.

I will let you guess which is which.
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