I was raised a Catholic and attended Mass every Sunday until about 10 years ago. Catholic Doctrine still says that masturbation is a grave mortal sin and one cannot receive Holy Communion until you confess your sins and are absolved. I masturbated a lot so I abided my the Church teachings and did not receive Communion until I went to Confession.
The priest would typically ask if I was married. When I said I was single, he often said it's understandable. His answer conflicted me. So it's a mortal sin if I'm married but a venial sin if I'm single? That bothered me deeply. In my mind it's either a sin or not.
Around 2006 we got a new parish priest. I confessed to him and ge was honest. He said he thought the church's views on masturbation were old fashioned and not let masturbatng keep me away from Communion.
You might think that would make me happy -- but that's actually when I stopped attending church. It's not the priest's job to decide what is or is not a sin
and some people masturbate while they shove KFC up their ass and play with their star trek dolls. other morons masturbate when they see gravy. i sit in the corner and maturbate while i imagine both of them.
Churches missed a big time opportunity to create more sins. Thy shall not make a big stink on Sunday in McDonald's. Or Thy shall seek assistance when taking a dump or it is a sin. It's all just a pressure release from the body of fluids and or solids that will leave the body one way or another. You can do a controlled release in the bathroom or an uncontrolled release that makes a big mess somewhere.
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The priest would typically ask if I was married. When I said I was single, he often said it's understandable. His answer conflicted me. So it's a mortal sin if I'm married but a venial sin if I'm single? That bothered me deeply. In my mind it's either a sin or not.
Around 2006 we got a new parish priest. I confessed to him and ge was honest. He said he thought the church's views on masturbation were old fashioned and not let masturbatng keep me away from Communion.
You might think that would make me happy -- but that's actually when I stopped attending church. It's not the priest's job to decide what is or is not a sin
you forgot to say mic drop
Women too
Sad that some religions still consider it a sin. My aunt tried to stop me as a teen - and I still have the scars from it.