TITLE

Sex and the married Catholic: The shadow of St. Augustine

AUTHOR(S)

Greeley, Andrew M.

PUB. DATE

October 1992

SOURCE

America;10/31/1992, Vol. 167 Issue 13, p318

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Examines the hypothesis that Catholic sexual behavior in marriage is no more inhibited by the High Tradition than is the sexual love of anyone else. How the official church since the time of St. Augustine insisted that even between husband and wife sex was essentially for procreation; Two traditions, High Tradition and the Popular Tradition; The ground rules; Sexual playfulness by the image of God; The reflecting church and the experiencing church are not listening; More.

ACCESSION #

9211230233

Tags: SEXUAL ethics

 

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