- Mrs. Bergmeier learned through a sympathetic commandant that her husband and family were trying to keep together and find her. But the rules allowed them to release her for only two reasons: (1) illness needing medical facilities beyond the camp's, in which case she would be sent to a Soviet hospital elsewhere, and (2) pregnancy, in which case she would be returned to Germany as a liability.
Originally named in memory of Lady Powerscourt, one of the 'Chief Women among the Brethren,' this is simply a place for me to collect stray thoughts about the Bible, women, the Brethren, Bible translation, manuscripts, writing systems, movies, books....
Monday, January 04, 2010
The long distance between pleasure and procreation
Claude Mariottini has a post which exemplifies the difficulty I was having as a woman in accepting the link between procreation and pleasure - in other words the necessity that the sex act is by nature unitive and procreative at the same time. Here is just enough to get you interested,
This comment is kind of a combination of the one on George and this one.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere I remember hearing (correct me if wrong) that the RCC is ok with manual and/or oral stimulation so long as the "sex act" maintains procreative potential. Theology of the Body?
I can kind of understand the RCC view, that the sex act is 3-fold (unitive, pleasurable, procreative). This would mean any CHOSEN unnatural means (sterilization, condoms, pill, patch, barrier, etc.) that does not include abstinence during a woman's fertile time of the month, would be to take one of the three parts away.
But something just doesn't completely sit right. I think it's the elevating of procreative potential to equal with unitive and pleasurable. If a couple is "naturally infertile", then they are only able to have 2/3 sex. That means they are having "less that" sex!? Could you possibly shed some light on where the RCC breaks down? I have not been able to find a counter-argument with much substance.
I am all for children being blessings, I hope to have many one day. But can I not have sex with my husband just because he is hot? Is it wrong to just enjoy him?
Rather nice place you've got here. Thank you for it. I like such topics and anything connected to them. I would like to read a bit more on that blog soon.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Darek Wish