A question.

[Mastermasterson]

I do not know if I should go to ask an apologist, or ask here, but I have a question about the topic of masturbation.

I would like to know what the church counts as masturbation, is it just simply ejaculation, or do you have to well, “Rub it”? I would like help as to what the Roman Catholic church counts as masturbation.

 

[davidv]

I do not know if I should go to ask an apologist, or ask here, but I have a question about the topic of masturbation.

I would like to know what the church counts as masturbation, is it just simply ejaculation, or do you have to well, “Rub it”? I would like help as to what the Roman Catholic church counts as masturbation.

What the Church counts as masturbation is defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

2352 By *masturbation *is to be understood the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure. "Both the Magisterium of the Church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action."138 “The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose.” For here sexual pleasure is sought outside of "the sexual relationship which is demanded by the moral order and in which the total meaning of mutual self-giving and human procreation in the context of true love is achieved."139

138 CDF, Persona humana 9.
139 CDF, Persona humana 9.

Is the above clear?

 

[Mastermasterson]

Yes, it is clear enough for me.

 

[Liberty_prime]

But it’s not a mortal sin if your addicted

 

[CB_Catholic]

But it’s not a mortal sin if your addicted

No, but you can’t pretend to be addicted and you should not just say “I am addicted, so it’s ok for me to masturbate.” One must try to overcome the addiction and desire to stop.