Contraception and the Natural Law

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I was discussing this issue with a friend the other day, and argued that sex was not created for pleasure (though God *did *make it pleasurable), but for strengthening the bond to your spouse and for having children. When pursuing only the pleasure, one is not using the gift of sexuality according to God’s plan (the Natural Law). Therefore a couple should be open to life, when having intercourse.

My friend argued, that since food is made for the nutrition of the body (and not for pleasure), my view would imply, that it is sinful to eat candy, or to eat something and spit it out again.

I begin to doubt whether I really understand the argument from Natural Law, so if someone would care to explain, that would be nice.
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I was discussing this issue with a friend the other day, and argued that sex was not created for pleasure (though God did make it pleasurable), but for strengthening the bond to your spouse and for having children. When pursuing only** the pleasure, one is not using the gift of sexuality according to God’s plan (the Natural Law). Therefore a couple should be open to life, when having intercourse.

My friend argued, that since food is made for the nutrition of the body (and not for pleasure), my view would imply, that it is sinful to eat candy, or to eat something and spit it out again.

I begin to doubt whether I really understand the argument from Natural Law, so if someone would care to explain, that would be nice.
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I would correct your understanding by adding one simple word that you used later, “alone”. “God did not create sex for pleasure alone.” It strengthens the bond between married couples and is the way in we reproduce, (unity and procreative,) but don’t overlook the obvious fact that most couple find it enjoyable. The enjoyment helps created good feelings between the couple and often motivates them to perform reproductive acts even when they know parenthood requires sacrifice.

Working with your friend’s comparison to candy, when eating candy, most people recognize that candy provides little nutrition beyond calories, and they accept the consequences when they eat it. Eating candy exclusively or spitting it out after eating is not normal, healthy behavior. (Spitting out food that’s spoiled or bad, such as sour milk, is a natural response, but candy isn’t a “bad food” in that sense.) Psychologist recognize bulemia as an eating disorder. Comparing this to contraception–sex for pleasure alone and rejecting the consequences *is *disordered.
 
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