I have a Catholic friend, and she’s… well… sharing details… :eek:
And I was wondering: what’s the Roman Catholic stand on premarital sex?
I’m guessing it’s a no-no, but am I wrong?
If you’re asking for the official opinion, I’ve never heard a Christian church of any kind actually advocate pre-marital sex, and the more conservative ones (like the official Catholic teachings) are dead set against.
I’m not catholic but as far as I know any kind of sexual stimulation is not premitted outside of marriage. Oce married, not all sex must be non-recreational, but no precautions may be taken to prevent pregnancy. The question is does this preclude oral or anal sex?
No religion that I’m aware of approves test drives. 
And if it comes from a Cardinal you gotta believe that it is offical church doctrine. 
From the Catechism…
Bolding mine…Catechism search engine.
The official church position is very much against it. However, there are an AWFUL lot of people who consider themselves Catholics, yet disagree with the church over certain issues - this being one of them.
Uh-uh! Can’t forget about Unitarian Universalism!
It’s OK as long as it doesn’t delay the ceremony.
Unless it’s between a priest and a child, it’s a big no-no. :eek:
Somebody had to say it.
No they didn’t :rolleyes:
It’s considered a sin, like in most religions, however most people tend to be fairly understanding of it. (I’m Catholic, and am from a family of catholics, BTW.)
My Dad’s side of the family is catholic. My dad has 7 sisters, and 6 were pregnant on their wedding day. My Grandma was too. But I’m pretty sure Catholics arn’t suppose to have sex before marriage.
You beat me to it. Also liberal Christians and Jews in general, though that may vary by group and/or individual opinion. I know my Reform ex had no problem with it.
Also most pagans, as far as I know, are fine with it.
The Church is against it.
The average follower, in view of most evidence, is at least willing to consider it…
As far as oral and anal sex are concerned, a married couple may engage in them, but the man must ejaculate in the vagina. In other words, they may be used as strictly foreplay.
FWIW, I’m a Roman Catholic, and attended Catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade.
I’m posting for my friend Bill, who just got out of the hospital with heart problems.
What about cigars?
Out of curiosity, are there any mainstream religious denominations that actually encourage pre-marital, extramarital, or homosexual nookie? “We have a progressive spiritual approach to anal fisting, unlike those squares in the Catholic Church!”
The RCC may be a little more vocal about specific sexual practices than other denominations, but the fact that we do them anyway is yet further evidence that Catholics are not brainwashed automotons who do any idiot thing the Vatican tells us to. I don’t know any Catholics under the age of 70 who regard church stances on sexual matters as much more than a suggestion.
Not even a quick peek under the hood?
It’s not exactly encouraging it openly, but last I knew, the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist churches both ordain “out” (and involved with a partner) gays and lesbians as ministers. There’s probably room for debate about whether UU is “mainstream,” but the United Church of Christ is a (very liberal) Protestant Christian church that ought to fit the bill.
Back to the topic of the Catholic church and premarital sex, my husband and I were married in a Catholic church several years ago. We were meeting with the priest a couple months or so before the wedding, and he was filling out the paperwork. First my husband is interviewed - address, DOB, ever married before, where baptized, etc. Then he interviews me, and when I give my address, he pauses, flips back to my husband’s address, then proceeds to have a very difficult time (he was pretty new to the priesthood) in explaining in a round-about fashion that we should not engage in any sexual activity until after the ceremony.
No, no one had to say it. You’re in GQ, which, I would think, might have stilled this impulse to provide inaccurate information. The Catholic Church does not regard sex between a priest and a child as morally acceptable, so you have posted wrong information to a GQ thread.
Unless you were just joking, but then this is hardly the forum for that, either.
- Rick
The church now sanctions spacing children using Natural Family Planning, which is a somewhat more sophisticated form of the rhythm method.