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Did St. Thomas Aquinas Teach Against Oral Stimulation in the Summa Theologiae? Taking a Closer Look
Was St. Thomas Aquinas actually opposed to oral stimulation within marriage? This article examines what St. Thomas truly taught about marital intimacy, the “natural manner of copulation,” and whether his writings can legitimately be cited to condemn oral stimulation between spouses.
Answering Objections Against Oral Stimulation Within Marriage
In this article, we thoroughly debunk a couple common objections against the morality of oral sexual stimulation used as foreplay between Catholic spouses.
Is Foreplay Sinful if the Husband Struggles with Premature Ejaculation?
An all too common issue plaguing many husbands – and one that we have discussed many times on this site – is premature ejaculation. While we have addressed this issue as it relates to performing the marital act itself, we wanted to address a moral dilemma about premature ejaculation that can easily come up in the area of marital foreplay which precedes the marital act. And that is, to what extent does the condition of premature ejaculation impact which acts of foreplay, if any, can licitly be done to lead up to the marital act?