Long story short, my wife and I engaged in non-procreative sexual acts, she recently gave birth so we can’t have sex, not to say that’s an excuse but that’s the background.
I abstained from receiving communion and then confessed this sin. But my wife was also at mass with me and I did not...
I know if you accidentally finish early during sex this is not a sin. I don’t know how to word this but in foreplay at some point there is a point of no return if you will. If someone is intentionally planning on having marital sex to completion in the correct way but perhaps “pushes their luck”...
The purpose is not to lust after the other spouse, it is solely to see what is happening/parts of the body that can’t be seen from the current position while having sex. Is this considered pornography? I’m not watching it when we are not actively in sex, so it’s not a temptation for when alone...
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