SEXUAL ACT S MANUAL
Certain kinds of sexual acts are intrinsically evil and are therefore always immoral, regardless of circumstances, intention, or purpose.Įxamples of intrinsically disordered sexual acts include: masturbation, homosexual acts, any sexual acts with more than two participants, oral sex, anal sex, manual sex, sexual acts involving objects or devices, etc. Therefore, certain kinds of acts are intrinsically disordered and always immoral, regardless of the circumstances, intention, or purpose.Ģ. The deliberate decision to deprive an innocent human being of his life is always morally evil and can never be licit either as an end in itself or as a means to a good end.” (Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, n. “Therefore, by the authority which Christ conferred upon Peter and his Successors, and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being is always gravely immoral…. Stealing is still wrong, even if it is preceded by, combined with, or followed by other virtuous acts. Stealing is still wrong, even if it is done in order to accomplish a greater good. Once you know that it is stealing, you do not need to know the circumstances of the theft, or the intention, or the end result you know enough to be certain that it is wrong, simply because it is theft. If you know that it is stealing, then you know that it is wrong. Lying is still wrong, even if it is preceded by, combined with, or followed by several important true statements. Lying is still wrong, even if it is done in order to make a more important truth known. Once you know that it is a lie, you do not need know the circumstances of the lie, or the intention, or the end result you know enough to be certain that it is wrong, simply because it is a lie. If you know that it is a lie, then you know that it is wrong. Such acts can never be justified, even in exceptional circumstances, even with good intentions, even for a good purpose, because they are, in and of themselves, contrary to the goodness of God and contrary to the goodness of human persons, who are created in God's image.Įxamples of intrinsically disordered acts include: lying, rape, murder, stealing, and blasphemy. Certain kinds of acts are intrinsically evil and are therefore always immoral, regardless of circumstances, intention, or purpose.Īn intrinsically disordered act is immoral because the act itself is fundamentally opposed to the goodness of God and of His will for us. To understand this point, we must review some of the basic principles of Catholic moral theology:ġ. Such acts cannot be justified in any circumstance, for any reason, regardless of intention, even within marriage. On the contrary, certain kinds of sexual acts are intrinsically disordered and always gravely immoral. However, some Catholic couples mistakenly believe that, within marriage, a husband and wife can make use of any kind of sexual acts with one another. It is always a serious sin against God to have sex of any kind outside of marriage. The holy Roman Catholic Church teaches that sex outside of marriage is always gravely immoral.