It is just about impossible for single or divorced Catholics, including priests, to stay within God’s grace when it comes to sexual sin. Of course, no one will comment because it’s a stark truth. Undeniable that people need to have sex, whether having it alone or with a partner. I’m speaking about normal sexual activity ( of age, consenting male and female ) and I’m not defending priest’s going outside that norm. I am suggesting that priests possibly privately have legitimate sex.
Peace to all,
And thanks for the Great question, Don, from you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus saith to him: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me.
What is it to anyone if anyone is sinning unrepentant or what one suggests? And who in the world will one say is sinning anywhere else in the world? And Why does sin and even evil thoughts about even anybody even happen, in all generalization? And we know we are not judging, only in generalization we speak to unite all as One in being in One God, the question becomes? How does God’s Grace concerning realistic boundaries do it? To me, from Grace is “The Gift.”
Logically, to me through the Faith of Abraham, God’s Grace is freely given with nothing expected in return, and to me is “Realistic Boundaries” of Spirit and Life and the entire Dominion of The Holy Family becoming again in all and ultimately is the greatest “Gift” of eternal life through two natures in One Body through the Christ becoming again in all One Holy Family.
Once, as I was going down the hall to the kitchen, I heard these words in my soul: Say unceasingly the chaplet that I have taught you. Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy (Diary , 687). Saint Faustina
Logically, and faithfully Priest have powers to touch even the most hardened sinners, to me.
To me, logically, all sin is logical choice, from Adam and Eve to love or not to love becoming in all through The Christ The New Adam and Eve, both natures, Spirit and Life, in One Body from the New Eve through the New Adam, to love only and love only with only the most love becoming again through His Passion One Holy Spirit Family One God in being. The Mind of Infallibility and Incorruption becomes to all from the pattern of unfailing logical intelligence becoming and living inside of us from the Power of The Holy Spirit Family One God in being following the Pattern from the Eternal Priestly Authority of Jesus conceived through The Christ in the Holy Spirit Family logical intelligence and flesh and answers always to the fulfilled faith and morality of the Christ in all becoming Holy Spirit intelligence manifesting through flesh immortality from Holy Spirit incoruptibility in One Body from Incorruptible Holy Spirit Family Power becoming again in all following, manifesting, "What would Jesus do in all cases of the fulfilled faith and morality of the Christ in all becoming again One Holy Spirit Family One God in being, in all generalization.
To me, we all know not to judge others only our own souls. The Autonomy of the Catholic Church is to be able to stand before Him self-righteous and justified through two natures, Spirt and Life in One Body, becoming again glorified and transfigured, One Holy Spirit Family One God in being, in all generalization, to me, I believe.
Peace always,
Stephen
Absolutely not. While a certain percentage of the population needs to marry and procreate to keep the human race going, it is very well possible for a person to survive without engaging in sexual relations. Strictly speaking, no one needs sexual relations to survive, and there are people who remain virgins well into old age.
Currently, we live in a culture that promotes impurity, and as we have seen with the clerical scandals, Catholics are certainly not immune to these issues. But it would be an error to highlight only the failings and not look at the heroic example of countless saints who maintained purity, whether in the celibate or married state.
God gives everyone the graces to avoid all sins, and to claim that it is impossible to avoid sin is one of the tenets of Jansenism. For Jansenists, people have no control over whether or not they sin, because according to their worldview, they are irresistibly attracted to what they desire and necessarily act upon those desires. This ultimately destroys the possibility of love entirely because it obliterates free will.
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Hi @Don
Welcome to the forum!
I’m not sure what motivated you to write this post, though I would understand if you didn’t want to share that.
It’s also not clear to me to what extent your worldview is shaped by the Word of God. (I was going to comment on some of the things you said in the second half of your post but held back from doing so for this reason.)
I’m sorry that our first interaction will be one of disagreement. However, considering the bold manner in which you stated your points, I have to assume that you are open to being challenged.
The Holy Spirit strengthens all who are in a state of grace to live chaste lives. While temptations (internal and external) can be prevalent, it is not inevitable that anyone in a state of grace commit mortal sin. I am an unmarried priest and - while I have faced several temptations - I have found that the Holy Spirit has strengthened me to not commit the kind of foul sins you suggest.
This struggle will be harder for some people than for others. It is harder, for example, if one has already had a habit of committing sexual sin than if one has never had such a habit. It is harder as well if someone is not in a state of grace, but is rather in a state of sin and refuses to turn to the Lord for help.
If you were presuming that a lack of comment would mean that you were clearly right, I hope that the fact that some folks have commented in reply will help you reconsider whether your claim is actually true.
I think @DLW responded to this well. It is not like I am going to explode if I don’t do something along those lines. For this reason I do consider this proposition to be deniable.
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Straight up, hands down, what you’re describing is a lack of self control. Sex is not a need. It is a desire/want. Yes, it’s often hard to resist and if you consume inappropriate content occasionally or frequently, it becomes even harder to be strong since you’re already committing the act in your head. But it is by no means impossible to resist and learn to overcome urges.
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They could get married, and have sex. Its a command.