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The Sacrilege of Consummation without Covenant

With regard to covenants, it’s an essential and moral imperative that full and irrevocable consent precedes real union of the parties involved. For example: Jesus consented to the Father in the garden of Gethsemane (Lk 22:42) before He gave Himself completely on the cross; Christians give their total consent (sometimes through parents & godparents) to […]... Read More

Natural Purpose and Personal Motive

Many people ignorantly accuse the Church of teaching that people must have procreation on their minds as a conscious motive in order to engage in sexual union. This is false. To see why, we must appreciate the notion of telos, which in Greek means end/purpose/fulfillment. This applies especially to the two bodily appetites inherent in […]... Read More