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Is it Sinful for Catholics to Initiate Sex for Pleasure
Catholic couples often wonder: is it wrong to desire sexual pleasure in marriage? This article explores Church teaching, the dangers of hedonism and scrupulosity, and how pleasure when rightly ordered deepens spousal communion and holiness.
Can Catholic Spouses Practice “Karezza” Method of Sexual Intercourse?
Is amplexus reservatus (the “karezza method”) moral for Catholic couples? This article explores Catholic theology, magisterial teaching, and moralist debates on whether deliberately stopping short of orgasm in the marital act is a sin or permissible form of intimacy.