Synopsis: Theology of the Body

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Synopsis Theology of the Body

• Sixth and Ninth Commandments

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Goodness

• Sexuality is not a casual act because it is a
  good gift from God to be respected

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Goodness

• 1. God created the body to be good
• 2. Sex is created to be good
• 3. Children are good, and deserve to be loved
  and nurtured

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Goodness

• 4. Therefore we should choose a good spouse to
  insure this. We are created good and are
  deserving of respect and dignity.
• Know when to say I dont. Will he be a good,
  supportive, loving husband and father?

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Marriage

• B. Marriage is a place of permanence, stability,
  mutual love and support.

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C. Love of spouses

• 1. Meant to mirror the love of the Trinity
• a. Father-Son-Holy Spirit
• b. Husband-Wife-Child

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Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II

• 2. Sex as an expression of this love is meant to
  be
• Free
• Faithful
• Total
• Fruitful

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Free

• Nobody is forcing me
• No one is pressuring me

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Faithful

• Fidelity
• Chastity
• We have sex with each other only
• No cheating

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Total

• We give ourselves to each other physically,
  emotionally, spiritually, financially, legally,
  etc.
• Without reservation
• Now and Forever
• In good times and in bad times

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Fruitful

• We are open to new life in this relationship
• We are open to children as gifts from God

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3. Two equal and inseparable aspects of sex in
marriage

• a. unitive sharing of love between spouses,
  bonding
• b. procreative openness to new life,
  babies

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• 4. Remove any part and sex is removed from this
  love and marriage context and it can become
• a. lust
• b. selfish, using, sterile, insecure,
  risky, possibly abusive
• c. may create an insecure future for me and
  any resulting children

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5. Natural Family Planning

• a. a way to keep the unitive and procreative
  aspects together
• b. a means to be responsible parents
• by spacing children according to our ability to
  lovingly take care of them
• c. uses awareness of cycle, ovulation, and
  abstinence

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Examples that do not meet the standards of
fruitful, free, total and faithful

• recreational sex just pleasure Children?
  Contraception? Heartbreak? Not fruitful, not
  faithful, not total

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Not free, faithful, total, fruitful

• relationship sex We love each other Children?
  Contraception? Security? Not fruitful, not total,
  faithful?

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Not f, f, t, f

• almost committed sex living together, engaged
  Children? Contraception? Not total, one of us
  could still walk away, fruitful?

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Not f, f, t, f

• Artificial contraception not fruitful, tries to
  prevent openness to new life or procreation

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Not . . .

• Some artificial fertility technologies not open
  to love or unity of the couple not total,
  faithful, or free

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Not . . .

• Pressure to have sex or to get married, or rape
  not free, not total, not faithful, fruitful?

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Sex Sells

• If you buy this product, you will be attractive
  and therefore happy

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Sexualization of our culture

• Younger and younger children are being dressed in
  sexy clothes
• Younger and younger children are engaging in sex
  acts

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It is everywhere

• Music
• Movies
• T.V.
• Advertising
• Conversation
• Language
• Peer Pressure

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