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ForgottenKnight · 07-06-2003, 07:07 PM

If you are Catholic, then yes, it is a sin to masterbate. It is also a sin to look at pornography of any sort. This is according to a book the Roman Catholic religion has on what is and what is not a sin. In a church education class I had through my church, they addressed issues such as pornography and masterbation. They pulled out this book that stated all of the sins, as the bible and the Pope has stated are sins (this book was HUGE!). Perhaps try asking your church if they have a book like it and seeing what it says. Also according to this book, using a condom is a sin as well. Pope John Paul II said that if if you are going to have sex, then you should face the consequenses, thus outlawing condoms and birth control in the Catholic "law book." It is believed that the word of the Pope is the word of God.

I am Catholic, but I do not believe in all of the things that the Church believes in. I do believe it a sin to look at pornography, and a sin to masterbate, both of which I'm guilty of, or I wouldn't be a TFP member. But I also believe that the seriousness of both of those sins together is less than that of premarital sex. I believe that although all sins are equal in the face of God, they may not be equal in the face of Jesus, Mary the virgin mother of God, or the other saints. I believe that the severity of the sins will affect the punishment (either in this life or in eternal life) for the sin. So I would much rather masterbate than perform premarital sex.

I also heard once that you should not pray to God for forgiveness, for God does not forgive. Rather, pray to Mother Mary, Jesus, and the other Saints; they do forgive. I also heard that you pray to the later and to God both, and that all forgive, which is what I believe.

07-06-2003, 07:07 PM	#60 (permalink)
ForgottenKnight Jesus Freak Location: Following the light...	Re: If you are into your religion, is it a sin to masturbate? If you are Catholic, then yes, it is a sin to masterbate. It is also a sin to look at pornography of any sort. This is according to a book the Roman Catholic religion has on what is and what is not a sin. In a church education class I had through my church, they addressed issues such as pornography and masterbation. They pulled out this book that stated all of the sins, as the bible and the Pope has stated are sins (this book was HUGE!). Perhaps try asking your church if they have a book like it and seeing what it says. Also according to this book, using a condom is a sin as well. Pope John Paul II said that if if you are going to have sex, then you should face the consequenses, thus outlawing condoms and birth control in the Catholic "law book." It is believed that the word of the Pope is the word of God. I am Catholic, but I do not believe in all of the things that the Church believes in. I do believe it a sin to look at pornography, and a sin to masterbate, both of which I'm guilty of, or I wouldn't be a TFP member. But I also believe that the seriousness of both of those sins together is less than that of premarital sex. I believe that although all sins are equal in the face of God, they may not be equal in the face of Jesus, Mary the virgin mother of God, or the other saints. I believe that the severity of the sins will affect the punishment (either in this life or in eternal life) for the sin. So I would much rather masterbate than perform premarital sex. I also heard once that you should not pray to God for forgiveness, for God does not forgive. Rather, pray to Mother Mary, Jesus, and the other Saints; they do forgive. I also heard that you pray to the later and to God both, and that all forgive, which is what I believe. __________________ "People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger?"