E3.2 sexual ethics

• Augustine: purpose of marriage = "proles, fides, sacramentum" (reproduction, faithfulness, divine union)
• “Flee from sexual immorality … your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians)
• “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Pope Francis
• Pope Francis: contraception is acceptable to prevent STIs. It is also acceptable as birth control but, natural contraception better
• Pope John Paul II: contraception is intrinsically evil
• Jack Dominian's (RC) criticism of Catholic Church's views on sexual ethics

  • Catholic Church is too absolute + legalistic
  • Ppl are rational enough to choose most moral thing in own situation