Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-368) and index.
Contents
Sexuality and the Christian tradition -- Church reform -- Birth control -- Abortion -- Homosexuality -- Celibacy -- Women and the church -- Carnal love -- Population -- Sex and authority -- Theology and the future.
Summary
"Sexuality and Catholicism offers a concise and well-rounded analysis of all the most important and most widely discussed issues concerning sexuality and Roman Catholicism. The theme of this volume--the sin of sexuality--is as old as the creation story and as new as the Vatican's reassertion that divorced and remarried Catholics must choose between the sacraments and having sex in marriage. A daily presence in the news, this highly controversial subject affects millions within the church and millions more who look to the church for moral guidance."--Joan D. Chittister.