NSFW: Is there a connection between the preached attitude of sex and relationships within Christian communities; in regards to child abuse?
Quite clearly the Catholic Church has been given a very bad reputation due to its massive child abuse cover up scandals. Not just because of what happened, but also due to the disastrous and incompetent way it way handled.
But the Catholic Church is not the only Christian church or community with this problem. Apparently this sort of child abuse has been going on within the Church of Ireland (who are essentially Anglicans). You can read all about their most recent embarrassment in the link below.
My main question here however, is there a link with what Christian churches are teaching regarding sex and relationships; to what occurs regarding the child abuses cases.
Lets have a reality check here. The fact of the matter is Christian values have always promoted shame for having sex outside marriage, having same sex relationships, and sometimes even engaging in any sexual position that is not standard missionary position. Some Christian interpretations or attitudes even go as far as promoting the idea that sex is not supposed to be enjoyable. They see it as more of a duty to produce children and support the idea of the nuclear family (which isn’t always realistic).
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The relation is suppression. When something so strong in our instinct as sex is suppressed, it will come out in undesirable ways.
The vast majority of people (excluding a sexuals) require sexual release of some sort. When it cant be contained any longer it follows the path of least resistance.
@MrGrimm888 Yes that was my thoughts exactly. It does seem to be a suppression issue.
I wouldn’t tie it to Christians or Catholics. Orthodox Jews have their share of slimeballs as well. I don’t know about Muslims but it wouldn’t surprise me.
@MrGrimm888 is likely right. Bad sexual behavior is more likely tied to Fundamentalism (of any religion. And one of the common threads in fundamentalism is suppression (or maybe repression).
So, @NerdyKeith _ agree with your premise if you will broaden it to conservative wings of all religions, not just Christianity.
Agreed . Idealism, not a specific religion.
I’m pretty sure that the Christian religion hasn’t always held the belief that a mogonomous heterosexual relationship is the right and accepted way. Didn’t that thought shift change when the Romans adopted the religion and later reinforced by the King James Bible version?
As to what is being taught today in the church regarding sex, I can only speak to personal experience. The answer is, Nothing.
Denial of the human desire for sex is taught (in my area) as rising above temptation. Take joining a cloister or being a priest for example, you suppress your physical desire to reach 100% focus on God, helping others etc… I do think that some people have problems with controlling their desires whether secular or religious, and that is their responsibility whether criminal, outside of marriage or against ows of chastity. Ask yourself, if my SO was in an accident & couldnt be intimate, could I stay with them & be happy? Here, that suppression is almost a badge of honor or a mark of your personal success in controlling yourself.
@KNOWITALL Denial of the human desire for sex is taught (in my area) as rising above temptation.
You have it correct. When a priest (or nun, brother or monk) takes the vow of chastity, it is considered a form of mortification, which is accurately described in the Wikipedia article(theology) as the subjective experience of Sanctification, the objective work of God between justification and glorification.
Damn, girl, you’re living up to your name!
There is a semicolon in there begging to be removed.
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