Dignity, Integrity Of Person And Body

[_bc]

I'm not sure this is the proper phorum for this, but anyhow: can anyone point me to a (preferably rather short) text explaining the dignity of the human person and the integrity of the body, and relating it to pornography. (I.e. what these concepts mean, and why porn violates them.) Best of all would be something that could appeal to thoughtful atheists as well.

I've already found this: [url="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/pccs/documents/rc_pc_pccs_doc_07051989_pornography_en.html"]PORNOGRAPHY AND VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA: A PASTORAL RESPONSE[/url]

If you know of any alternatives that go into slightly more detail as to what the concepts mean, I'd be grateful to hear of them.

[M.SIGGA]

check out Christopher West:

[url="http://www.christopherwest.com/works.htm"]http://www.christopherwest.com/works.htm[/url]

He is the best source I can think of that talks about Theology of the Body. [b]The Theology of the Body & The New Evangelization[/b] article and all the rest are really good. Check them all out.

God Bless.

[phatcatholic]

bc,

you may want to try these as well:

[b]Pornography[/b]
--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4167"]Twelve Steps to Freedom from Pornography[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/civilization/cc0017.html"]Awakening at Littleton[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0309.html"]The Pervasive Reach of Pornography[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/sexuality/se0036.html"]Tales of Addiction Kick Off Victims of Porn Month[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/sexuality/se0046.html"]Pornography: Formula for Despair[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/civilization/cc0085.html"]A Ringing Victory: A Pornography Battle Won[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=5174"]Pornography and Violence in the Media[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/QnAForum.htm"]Catholic Q&A about Pornography and Masturbation[/url]
--[url="http://www.christiansoulcare.com/caughtininternetsweb.htm"]Caught in the Internet's Web?[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=836"]Oh What a Tangled Web: Boys & Girls & Online Porn[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4143"]No One Should Ever Be Used as an Object[/url]

[b]Masturbation and Other Sexual Sins[/b]
--[url="http://www.couragerc.org/PIPMasturbation.html"]Overcoming the Masturbation Habit[/url]
--[url="http://rtforum.org/lt/lt67.html"]The Sin of Onan Revisited (Masturbation)[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=3913"]Reflections On A Footnote On The Subject Of Masturbation: The Question Of Gravity, And The Matter Of Chastity[/url]
--[url="http://www.cin.org/mateo/m920729e.html"]Masturbation: A Venial or Mortal Sin?[/url]
--[url="http://www.cin.org/mateo/9601152.html"]Sexually Stimulating Actions and the Marriage Act[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicherald.com/saunders/98ws/ws980212.htm"]Sexual Sins[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0569.html"]Solitary Sex[/url]
--[url="http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/activities/view.cfm?id=528"]Masturbation and Homosexuality[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/sinsagainstchastity.htm"]Sins Against Chastity[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/saints.htm"]Patron Saints of Those with Sexual Addictions[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/prayers.htm"]Helpful Prayers for Those with Sexual Addictions[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/DiscourseonPsalm119.htm"]I Have Met God in My Sin: A Discourse on Psalm 119[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/Discouraged.htm"]Discouragement: Our Greatest Enemy[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/KillingtheSpider.htm"]Killing the Spider[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/Mechanism.htm"]Mechanism of the Fall[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/Mortification.htm"]Mortification of the Mind[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/PurityandtheCross.htm"]Purity and the Cross[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/Strengthofmenfailed.htm"]The Strength of Men Has Failed[/url]
--[url="http://www.pornnomore.com/SurrenderistheKey.htm"]Surrender is the Key[/url]
--[url="http://www.christiansoulcare.com/freetolovefreefromlust.htm"]Free to Love, Free From Lust[/url]
--[url="http://catholiceducation.org/articles/sexuality/se0051.html"]Banishing Unchaste Thoughts: The Healthy Way[/url]

fyi, the [b][url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showforum=12"]Apologetics Table[/url][/b] is always a good place to start if you're lookin for info. for more on morality and sexual ethics, go [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=6081"][b]here[/b][/url]. i hope this helps.

pax christi,
phatcatholic

[phatcatholic]

bc....................was this info helpful?...............holla back

[_bc]

Thanks guys, this is very helpful. I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner (I went back home to stay with my family for Easter, so I couldn't be online quite as much as usual).

[willguy]

As Pope John Paul II said, "the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much, but that it shows too little." It doesn't show the person, it only shows the body. It doesn't show them as a human being with dignity and feelings and a family and such, it shows them as a tool for our lust.