I should have added in the post below that the teachings of Theology of the Body (or indeed Christianity in general) are not meant to condemn anyone. Christ offers his teachings to us as the way to complete joy and we are free to accept them or not, and as much as we desire to accept them we will be given the help to live them out.
God knows that we are a wounded people and it is often difficult to let go of those things which may very well offer us the only certainty and comfort we know. However, it is only in letting go of the half eaten bagel that we are able to use our hands to reach out and partake of the banquet that the Lord has prepared for us.
Everyone is need of redemption, everyone is wounded, one person’s sin may not be another’s but everyone has something that they need to let go of. Let us not hold onto our woundedness, redemption awaits!
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