Comments on: What The Church Should Be Telling You About Sexuality But Isn’t… http://www.askdanandjennifer.com/sex-intimacy/censorship-sexual-repression/what-ministers-should-be-telling-you-about-sexuality-but-arent/ Love & Sex Videos, Tips & Advice from Ask Dan & Jennifer Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:44:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fred http://www.askdanandjennifer.com/sex-intimacy/censorship-sexual-repression/what-ministers-should-be-telling-you-about-sexuality-but-arent/comment-page-1/#comment-37092 Fred Fri, 16 May 2008 01:56:18 +0000 http://www.askdanandjennifer.com/sex-intimacy/censorship-sexual-repression/what-ministers-should-be-telling-you-about-sexuality-but-arent/#comment-37092 I think you're begging the question a bit here. There are plenty of clergy, including Catholic priests, who are talking about sexual issues in a frank and positive way. The repression that you speak of is really on its way out within congregations and is more a feature of the conservative "reactionary" churches rather than the more liberal mainstream churches. Also, I think what you're missing in this article is an explanation of the Church's point of view. Despite the fact that the Vatican's take on sexuality is not very popular right now, it is not really very fair to simply dismiss the Church's position on sexual issues as being misguided or repressive. Sure, there has been repression in the past, and sure, a lot of criminals used the Church to hide their crimes, but we must always remember that behind all the priests, pulpits and noise there is still Christ. Maybe the Church administration is in the wrong, and maybe mistakes have been made, but as Christians shouldn't we also be trying to see Christ in the message? I mean, Jesus says a lot of things that really piss people off, even Christians. (_especially_ Christians) Sometimes we don't want to hear the message, even if it is good for us. Do you think it is it possible that the Church is actually expressing Christ's will on sexual issues and we just don't want to hear it? Just a thought. Fred I think you’re begging the question a bit here. There are plenty of clergy, including Catholic priests, who are talking about sexual issues in a frank and positive way. The repression that you speak of is really on its way out within congregations and is more a feature of the conservative “reactionary” churches rather than the more liberal mainstream churches.

Also, I think what you’re missing in this article is an explanation of the Church’s point of view. Despite the fact that the Vatican’s take on sexuality is not very popular right now, it is not really very fair to simply dismiss the Church’s position on sexual issues as being misguided or repressive. Sure, there has been repression in the past, and sure, a lot of criminals used the Church to hide their crimes, but we must always remember that behind all the priests, pulpits and noise there is still Christ. Maybe the Church administration is in the wrong, and maybe mistakes have been made, but as Christians shouldn’t we also be trying to see Christ in the message? I mean, Jesus says a lot of things that really piss people off, even Christians. (_especially_ Christians) Sometimes we don’t want to hear the message, even if it is good for us. Do you think it is it possible that the Church is actually expressing Christ’s will on sexual issues and we just don’t want to hear it?

Just a thought.

Fred

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