(February 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm)Gabriel Syme Wrote: It is simply not true that the Catholic Church says sex is only for the purposes of procreation.Depends on your wording. Sex is only allowed if it is procreative, though that technically is not the only purpose.
http://suite101.com/article/catholic-tea...on-a406281
Quote:The Catholic Church teaches that the purpose of sex is both unitive and procreative. God created man and woman as sexual beings, in other words, sex was God’s idea. Sex is unitive in that through this expression of love, a man and a woman become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). The other purpose of sex is procreative. Men and women are biologically equipped to produce children by the procreative act of sex. The Church teaches that in order not to violate the nature of sex both of these qualities or purposes must be present. Without the unitive aspect, the sexual act demeans the other person and we are only using him or her for our own pleasure. Without the aspect of procreation, the sexual act is contraceptive and not open to life.
(February 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm)Gabriel Syme Wrote: Note also that women can control their fertility entirely naturally, with the same level of "protection" as artificial contraception, (as stated by the UK NHS),via the Billings NFP method.O_o What? Now you're starting to sound like this guy: