this god is not worth reverence.

[Bigdaddydvo]

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<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre> What if they follow the rules (not have sex for pleasure.....) </pre><hr />

Catholics believe the primary purpose of sex is procreation and a secondary purpose is for pleasure. A married Catholic couple can have as much sex for pleasure as they want they just can't take artificial steps to eliminate the primary purpose of sex(i.e. artificial birth control).

Stu

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This isn't quite right. Catholic Doctrine teaches that there is are dual, equally important purposes of sex for a married couple: Unitive and Procreative. Unitive means that the couple gives themselves to each other in their entirity, holding nothing back (fertility included), thus becoming closer to each other and to God. The 2nd piece, procreative, means that Catholic couples must be open to bringing Children into the world. I think Stu's post unitentionally downplays the Unitive aspect. Remember, the married couples that suffer from infertility are free and encouraged by the Church to engage in the marital act as often as they'd like, (the Unitive aspect at work)