Bought With A Price
Pornography and the Attack on the Living Temple of god

Official Documents
Reproduced with Permission

A Pastoral Letter by Bishop Paul S. Loverde
Arlington Diocese

Contents

• I. Introduction
• II. The Nature of the Current Threat: A Grave Offense
• Christians in a Secular World
• III. False Arguments
• "There are no victims, so no one is being harmed."
• "The temperate use of pornography can be therapeutic."
• "Pornography can be an aid in maturing, both emotionally and sexually."
• "Christian opposition to pornography comes from the Christian hatred of the body."
• IV. What Can Be Done: A Word to the Public Sphere
• Counsel for All Christians
• Counsel for Young People
• Counsel for Married and Engaged Couples
• Counsel for Priests
• V. The Gift of Sight
• VI. Conclusion

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price." (I Cor. 6:19 - 20)

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