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The Catholic Church on marital intercourse : from St. Paul to Pope John Paul II / Robert Obach.
LIBRA BX1795.S48 O23 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Obach, Robert E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History of doctrines.
- Sex.
- Marriage--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--History of doctrines.
- Marriage.
- Catholic Church--Doctrines--History.
- Catholic Church.
- History.
- Marriage--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
- Sex--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
- Physical Description:
- x, 226 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2009]
- Summary:
- The Catholic Church on Marital Intercourse traces the development of the church's theology of marital sexuality from New Testament times to the present day, addressing the way in which the Catholic Church has moved away from an attitude of conditional acceptance of marital intercourse on the basis of its utility to the recognition that the dynamics of sexual union are both good and holy.
- Contents:
- 1 Biblical Approaches to Marital Sexuality 5
- 2 St. Paul's Unwitting Contributions to the Church's Negative Thinking on Marital Intercourse 9
- 3 Early Church Leaders Defend Marriage Against Gnostic Attacks 17
- 4 Augustine: The Man Who Carved in Stone the Church's Conditional Acceptance of Marital Intercourse 29
- 5 Monks, Theologians, Bishops, and Popes Disparage Marital Intercourse 51
- 6 The Law of Clerical Celibacy Embodies the Bias Against Marital Intimacy 61
- 7 Canon Law Sees Nothing Spiritual in Marital Intimacy 69
- 8 Marriage Recognized as a Sacrament 77
- 9 St. Thomas Aquinas: Modifications and Qualifications 83
- 10 Some Attempts to See Other Values in Marital Intercourse 93
- 11 The Council of Trent: Motives for Marrying and Motives for Abstaining from Marital Intercourse 99
- 12 A New Development: Spousal "Affection" Related to "Love" 105
- 13 Confessing Sins Related to Sexual Activity 113
- 14 Pope, Bishops, Theologians, and Canon Law Stress Procreation as the Primary Purpose of Marriage 119
- 15 A New Vision: Love Related to Marital Intercourse 125
- 16 The Teaching of Pope Pius XI: Procreation or Abstinence 131
- 17 A Rejected Perspective: Bodily Union as the "Direct Purpose" of Marital Intercourse 139
- 18 The Break with St. Augustine: Pope Pius XII Accepts the Rhythm Method 147
- 19 The Effects of Papal Teaching: Frustration and Tears 155
- 20 The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) Recognizes the Value of Marital Love 163
- 21 The Postconciliar Work of the "Birth Control Commission" and Its Culmination in Humanae Vitae 175
- 22 Pope John Paul II: Old Assertions and New Perceptions 189
- 23 Conscience and Fidelity to Church Teaching 205.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739130872
- 0739130870
- 9780739130896
- 0739130897
- OCLC:
- 243960501
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