Moral Theology-Sexual-Ethics-Marriage-and-Family-RCIA-2012

Session Title: Moral Theology III – Sexual Ethics

references/sources

• Gn. 1-3
• CCC 1762-1770; 2331-2391
• U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults, pp 403-ff
• Conoboy, Rev. Shawn. Towards a Masculine Spirituality in the Teachings of John Paul II. Roma: Teresianum, 2007.
• (Conoboy’s analysis/description of Wojtyla’s Acting Person)
  

For Further Reading

• West, Chrisopher. Theology of the Body Explained
• See also www.christopherwest.com

Content

• The nuptial meaning of the body. Person as relation. With self. Transcending from natura to persona by action:
  • At the level of nature, we react to stimuli received. By action, we self-possess and transcend to the level of the person. The ultimate act of self-possession is self gift (i.e. sacrifice)
  • In relation to others
  • In relation to God
  • The artistic vision of the body… the vision of the Creator as he beholds the beauty of his creation.
    • Original to Genesis
    • Marred by the entry of shame into the picture
  • Redemption of the body and its nuptial meaning in the perfect gift of Christ on the Cross
    • Preserved and modeled in the Sacraments (esp. Eucharist, Marriage and Holy Orders)
    • Maintained by the virtues of chastity and purity of heart
      • CCC definitions
      • Focus on the integration that is achieved in chastity… and the life-long dimension of it.
      • First context for living of these virtues: friendship
      • Sins against chastity (CCC 2351-ff)

Terms

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