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The Catholic Church on marital intercourse : from St. Paul to Pope John Paul II
- Title
- The Catholic Church on marital intercourse : from St. Paul to Pope John Paul II / Robert Obach.
- Author
- Obach, Robert E.
- Publication
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009.
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- Description
- x, 226 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Biblical approaches to marital sexuality -- St. Paul's unwitting contributions to the church's negative thinking on marital intercourse -- Early church leaders defend marriage against gnostic attacks -- Augustine : the man who carved in stone the church's conditional acceptance of marital intercourse -- Monks, theologians, bishops, and popes disparage marital intercourse -- The law of clerical celibacy embodies the bias against marital intimacy -- Canon law sees nothing spiritual in marital intimacy -- Marriage recognized as a sacrament -- St. Thomas Aquinas : modifications and qualifications -- Some attempts to see other values in marital intercourse -- The Council of Trent : motives for marrying and motives for abstaining from marital intercourse -- A new development : spousal "affection" related to "love" -- Confessing sins related to sexual activity -- Pope, bishops, theologians, and Canon law stress procreation as the primary purpose of marriage -- A new vision : love related to marital intercourse -- The teaching of Pope Pius XI : bodily union as the "direct purpose" of marital intercourse -- The break with St. Augustine : Pope Pius XII accepts the rhythm method -- The effects of papal teaching : frustration and tears -- The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) recognized the value of marital love -- The postconciliar work of the "Birth Control Commission" and its culmination in Humanae vitae -- Pope John Paul II : old assertions and new perceptions -- Conscience and fidelity to church teaching.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-3163
- ISBN
- 9780739130872
- 0739130870
- 9780739130896
- 0739130897
- LCCN
- 2008035485
- OCLC
- 243960501
- Author
- Obach, Robert E.
- Title
- The Catholic Church on marital intercourse : from St. Paul to Pope John Paul II / Robert Obach.
- Imprint
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-3163