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The Truth about Our Sexuality The Catholic faith does not dislike sex. Our modern day society of death would probably disagree. The fact is, however, that our sex-crazed society simply does not understand our Church’s view of sexuality and celibacy; it does not understand the truth. Our society sees sexuality as a way of gaining personal pleasure, but the truth about sex is that it is the giving of ourselves to our spouse in …

…without full understanding you have made decisions in your life that are contrary to this important teaching of Christ. You may even have been given a misguided blessing by someone you trusted. Do not despair! Never lose sight of God’s mercy! The Lord is always ready to forgive us, heal us, and restore us to communion with Him and with each other when we turn to Him with a humble, contrite heart” (Christopher West).