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Masturbation!

Bad? Good?

  • BAD SIN NO-NO.

  • Meh.

  • It's good and healthy.


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Joykins

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Catholicism said:
By masturbation is to be understood the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure. "Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action."

I find it interesting that the Catholic Church uses the same language to call [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] bad as they use to call homosexuality bad.

I also find it interesting that Dr. Dobson (yes, that one) is not against masturbation while the Catholic Church is.

I personally think it's as American as apple Pie.
 
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Helo said:
Try it, ittl become real clear after about 5 minnutes.

Wow, five minutes. I haven't been able to pull that off (oops), I mean, come to that point (wow, that's not right), I mean, finish that quickly in a while.
 
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Abbadon said:
Wow, five minutes. I haven't been able to pull that off (oops), I mean, come to that point (wow, that's not right), I mean, finish that quickly in a while.

Um thanks for tmi. ;)
 
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Yes, it is a sin. Here is my source:

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraph #2396 said:
2396 Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices.
 
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Holly3278 said:
Yes, it is a sin. Here is my source:

[b said:
Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraph #2396[/b]]Among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices

Hey, Jacob4Jesus, we've got another "it just is" answer!

But that isn't in the Bible. I'm a heretic. Show me something in the Bible that says "Masturbation is evil", or provide reasoning why.
 
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Abbadon said:
Hey, Jacob4Jesus, we've got another "it just is" answer!

But that isn't in the Bible. I'm a heretic. Show me something in the Bible that says "Masturbation is evil", or provide reasoning why.


Yup, we sure do. I don't recognize the Catholic Church's authority to make up new sins. So anything they say is meaningless to me. If you can't show us where in the BIBLE it says it's a sin, then there's no proof.
 
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