Friday, February 16, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 409.
(Youcat
answer) Masturbation is an offense against love, because it makes the
excitement of sexual pleasure an end in itself and uncouples it from the
holistic unfolding of love between a man and a woman. That is why “sex with
yourself” is a contradiction in terms.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2352)
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" (CDF, Persona humana 9).
"The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of
marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose." For here sexual pleasure
is sought outside of "the sexual relationship which is demanded by the
moral order and in which the total meaning of mutual self-giving and human
procreation in the context of true love is achieved" (CDF, Persona humana 9). To form an equitable
judgment about the subjects' moral responsibility and to guide pastoral action,
one must take into account the affective immaturity, force of acquired habit,
conditions of anxiety, or other psychological or social factors that can
lessen, if not even reduce to a minimum, moral culpability.
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) The Church does not demonize masturbation,
but she warns against trivializing it. In fact many young people and adults are
in danger of becoming isolated in their consumption of lewd pictures, films,
and Internet services instead of finding love in a personal relationship.
Loneliness can lead to a blind alley in which masturbation becomes an
addiction. Living by the motto “For sex I do not need anyone; I will have it
myself, however and whenever I need it” makes nobody happy.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2351) Lust is disordered desire for or
inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is morally disordered
when sought for itself, isolated from its procreative and unitive purposes.
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