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Catholic Group Issues Prayer For Faithful To Say Before Sex

Posted by samzenpus on from the now-I-lay-you-down-to-reap dept.

The London-based Catholic Truth Society has published a book with a special prayer for pious couples to recite together before they have sex. The Truth Society says the prayer aims to 'purifying their intentions' so that the act is not about selfishness or hedonism. The book also covers other stages of marriage and family life including, pregnancy, caring for children and elderly parents, and a short prayer to recite when you've stayed out too late on poker night.

27 comments

  1. Wow by TheBilgeRat · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you pray it, they will come?

    1. Re:Wow by masmullin · · Score: 2, Funny

      if you pray it, YOU will cum.

      Its like having a threesome with Jesus

    2. Re:Wow by oldspewey · · Score: 1
      Excerpt:

      place within us love that truly gives

      ... and gives and gives and gives and gives ...

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    3. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      You will receive Jesus's love all over your face.

    4. Re:Wow by Fjodor42 · · Score: 1

      The two comments immediately preceding this should be modded "6 - as hilarious as the article, but intentionally" :-D

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  2. Why is this news? by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Catholics have always believed that sex between a married hetrosexual couple was a holy, good act. I think many of you are thinking of the puritans disdain for sex, which permeates the social mores of American life.

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    1. Re:Why is this news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      That is a bogus statement. The Puritans (in America) also believed sex between a married couple was sacred. In fact, there is a record during colonial times of a man being fined for not having sex enough with his wife!

    2. Re:Why is this news? by CannonballHead · · Score: 1

      Not a true statement. Yes, disdain for extramarital sex. Disdain for sex in marriage? Not at all. They believed it was a gift from God and sacred and meant only for marriage. Which is likely why you don't hear too much about it. They didn't talk about it too much publically. Why should they? They didn't publically write about their finances much, either. Maybe they didn't think it was particularly the business of the public?

    3. Re:Why is this news? by AthanasiusKircher · · Score: 3, Informative

      Catholics have always believed that sex between a married hetrosexual couple was a holy, good act.

      Yes, as long as the couple's intentions are correct. They must have goals of unity (of their love) and procreation in mind. See the catechism: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2360

      2363 The spouses' union achieves the twofold end of marriage: the good of the spouses themselves and the transmission of life. These two meanings or values of marriage cannot be separated without altering the couple's spiritual life and compromising the goods of marriage and the future of the family.

      The conjugal love of man and woman thus stands under the twofold obligation of fidelity and fecundity.

      A sex act, even between married heterosexual couples is not necessarily a good holy act, unless by doing so they are expressing love and intending to have children. If they have in mind sex for pleasure's sake (hedonism) or their own desires, rather than love (selfishness), the act is NOT good, as the summary implies.

      See another part of the catechism:

      2351 Lust is disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its procreative and unitive purposes.

      So, yes, sex is encouraged, but only for particular goals. Any heterosexual married couple who engages in sex without the explicit intent to procreate is NOT engaging in a "holy, good act." That probably means most sex acts between married couples do not conform to your claim... hence apparently the need to encourage prayer, as stated in the summary. That's how it's news.

    4. Re:Why is this news? by NotBornYesterday · · Score: 1

      Having been raised Catholic, I can safely say that the last group of people to trust on matters relating to sex is a group of men who purposely (try to) avoid it. It's like getting advice about conversational English from someone who has never spoken a word of it.

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    5. Re:Why is this news? by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 1

      Everything you said is true, but not new. Maybe its news worthy to people who don't know about it. Much like how you could pick a random wikipedia page and make it your headline.

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  3. FTA by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1

    "Intercourse is a selfless act"

    So that's what the church is teaching? And does anybody believe it? Correction - do any dudes believe it? A statement like "intercourse is a selfless act" is a little fishy to me. How might that statement be used?

    Girl: I'm not sure if I should. Do you really love me?
    Boy: Oh baby, SURE I love you. Intercourse is a SELFLESS ACT!
    Girl: Okay...

    Don't laugh at this pamphlet too hard. The Catholic Church is apparently flying wingman here.

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    1. Re:FTA by Maximum+Prophet · · Score: 1

      do any dudes believe it?

      I imagine the dudes that wrote it aren't getting much. I'm just sayin'...

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    2. Re:FTA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "I'm just sayin'..."?
      *beats you senseless with a stick*

  4. I've heard of that by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 1

    Most common version: "Oh, God, please let her be on the pill. Amen."

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    1. Re:I've heard of that by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 1

      I know that prayer.
      The second most common version: "Oh, God, please don't let her have the clap. Amen."

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    2. Re:I've heard of that by masmullin · · Score: 1

      To which the reply is "No, she's catholic and indoctrinated enough to do a silly prayer of her own"

      Her #1 prayer is "please let foreplay go on for more than 10 minutes. I want at least 12 minutes of sexy time."

    3. Re:I've heard of that by tacarat · · Score: 1

      TFA is about prayers before sex, not after.

      Personally I always liked "Please, don't let this be a cop, Amen".

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  5. Like, HOW purified? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Should you say this before anal, too?

  6. Get your stallion ready........ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I say forget the church....Guys get out your stallion and give the b*tch a pounding she will never forget!!!

  7. Is it only me... by BoogieChile · · Score: 1

    ...that whenever I read (hear, see learn, whatever - receive data, you know what I mean*) about things like this is something along the lines of ... ...

    <slowfacepalm>

    "Jeeeeezus"

    </slowfacepalm>

    .... Welll, sometimes it might be "Oh, God!", but I get the feeling, at times like that, that that's prayer enough, for times like that. Anyway, suffice it to say that all I can say to that article is, you go, Indiana Joe!

    * After all, we're all geeks here. Except for the nerds, of course. And the boffins, excuse me sirs.



    * ...Stop "doing" that!

    -

  8. So... by Locke2005 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is there a different prayer for priests to to say before giving "educational guidance" to altar boys?

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    1. Re:So... by muckracer · · Score: 1

      > Is there a different prayer for priests to to say before giving "educational
      > guidance" to altar boys?

      "Please God, help turn this water into Gamma-hydroxybutyrate...!"

    2. Re:So... by Locke2005 · · Score: 1

      The fact that you know so much about a "date rape" drug is, well, more than a little creepy. You even spelled it correctly. Er... know where I can get some? ;-)

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  9. One by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Religious people are obsessed with sex, I think this is pathetic and the individuals who use these prayers are morons. Welcome to the 21st century where we have things that make sense, every religion to some extent uses sex to control people. This is just one more method of control that will ultimately destroy free will, artistic expression,and common thought. Shame on the people that believe in a non existent entity that has done nothing to guide you down any oath.