PHIL 200 Chapter Notes -Fornication
12 Jun 2018
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Therefore part of the degradation involved in homosexuality was seen to be not so much a
degradation of human nature, but a degradation of a man to the level of a woman.
Too, lesbianism has seldom been proscribed in our scripture or our tradition.
Male homosexuality, on the other hand, was commonly thought to be a more serious sin than rape,
prostitution, or fornication, all of which are "Natural." Homosexuality was also judged sinful because
it is not open to procreation.
The early Christian tradition showed an uneasiness with sexual passion, and procreation was in many
cases thought to be the sole justification for marriage and sexual relations.
Hence homosexuality was roundly condemned for being sterile.
Only in the late nineteenth century did "Expression of interpersonal love" come to be recognized in
church teaching as a reason for sexual intercourse.
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