... that the Church sees intercourse as only a means of procreation
Who said that??? Are you making that up, GLC?
and was not intended at all for pleasure between two married people.
Ah... I do believe it was God himself who made sex pleasurable. :cheers:
it is what i have been under the impression of for the longest time, that sɛҳuąƖ intercourse between two married catholics is only intended to procreate , the only option to have intercourse with out the intention of procreation is through NFP , and what I am getting at is that Church is going out of its' way to interfere with married catholics by placing limits on them on when they can and cant have intercourse. and then why would God make sex pleasurable but then tell us that we have to wait until we are married to experience it and then only at certain times. If that is the case why didn't God create us with an inherit time to procreate like other species do, and a sex drive that only kicks in during a time to procreate.
GLC, that impression (that sɛҳuąƖ intercourse between two married catholics is only intended to procreate), is mistaken. One does not have to have "the intention to procreate" but rather one has to be open to the possibility of life.
As Matthew already posted
Couples who are infertile for other reasons (menopause, natural infertility, pregnancy, time of the month, etc.) do NOT give such an explicit, resounding NO to God's plan, nor do they explicitly limit the bounds of their union (Pleasure, yes. Possibility of kids, no.)
Church does not "interfere with married catholics by placing limits on them on when they can and cant have intercourse". This is decided by the couple freely.
why would God make sex pleasurable but then tell us that we have to wait until we are married to experience it and then only at certain times. If that is the case why didn't God create us with an inherit time to procreate like other species do, and a sex drive that only kicks in during a time to procreate.
To take up the practice of sex outside (or prior to) the married state has a name: it is called "fornication" which is a mortal sin, which will send a person to hell unless they repent and confess it.
Pleasure is not the purpose of the marital act; it is merely a bonus and an incentive.
why didn't God create us with an inherit time to procreate like other species do, and a sex drive that only kicks in during a time to procreate.
It's not for me to analyse why God did or didn't do this or that. God is omniscient, and Im a mere creature. But we
DO have an inherent time to procreate. That is what NFP is based on.
And He gave us an intelligence which animals do not have, which are driven by instinct, which is why men and women are able to control their impulses, whereas animals cannot.