The Body is Sacred

This sculpture does not depict a pornographic scene, but a young couple in love with each other
"Eternal Springtime" by Auguste Rodin

"How beautiful are your feet . . .
o prince's daughter!
The curve of your thighs
is like the curve of a necklace
work of a master hand.
Your navel is a bowl well rounded
with no lack of wine,
your belly a heap of wheat
surrounded with lillies.
Your two breasts jump like young deer
twins of a gazelle.
Your neck is an ivory tower,
your eyes like the pools of Heshbon . . .
How beautiful you are, how charming,
my love, my delight!"
from the Old Testament Canticle of Canticles 7,2-7.

The Body and SEX

Past Catholic morality has been tainted with negative views on sexuality.

On this site we present a balanced view, supported by modern Catholic theology.

We try to preserve a healthy balance, avoiding past and present extremes.

"The body is not meant for fornication;
it is for the Lord
and the Lord for the body . . .

A man who lies with a prostitute
is one body with her,
since the two, as Scripture says,
become one flesh . . .

Keep away from fornication.
All other sins are committed
outside the body;
but to fornicate is to sin
against your own body.
Your body, you know is a
temple of the Holy Spirit
who is in you because you
received the Spirit from God."
from Paul's Letter to the Corinthians 6,13-19.

The ultimate purpose of sex is to cement a loving and productive bond between two persons
"The Kiss" by Auguste Rodin 1886