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freesoulhope
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Gerry_Hunter
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I get a sense on reading this thread that there is a conflation of the questions concerning the nature of an act (prostitution, in this case), and the culpability of the one who performs it.
Catholic moral theology sets out that to be licit, an act must not be illicit in itself, must be done for licit reasons, and be done with due regard for the circumstances in which it occurs. ALL THREE must be met for the act to be licit.
Prostitution is illicit in and of itself. Neither the circumstances, nor the motives can change that, any more than it can for abortion or murder. BUT, when we move to culpability on the part of the actor, there are other factors that come in to play.
Even if the actor be not culpable for an illicit act, the illicit nature of the act remains unchanged.
Blessings,
Gerry
Catholic moral theology sets out that to be licit, an act must not be illicit in itself, must be done for licit reasons, and be done with due regard for the circumstances in which it occurs. ALL THREE must be met for the act to be licit.
Prostitution is illicit in and of itself. Neither the circumstances, nor the motives can change that, any more than it can for abortion or murder. BUT, when we move to culpability on the part of the actor, there are other factors that come in to play.
Even if the actor be not culpable for an illicit act, the illicit nature of the act remains unchanged.
Blessings,
Gerry
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Viki59
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The few prostitutes I have met did not know much about faith in God. They had their minds on drugs, etc. They had not been forced into the lifestyle from starvation, though I’m sure that happens, especially in third world countries.
God is always ready to forgive them and help them escape such a life.
If someone is really in danger of starvation, the wise course is to trust Him to help out. I heard of a woman with no food in the house who set the table,told her children to sit down around it, and told them God would provide.
As they were saying grace, someone knocked at the door and brought them bags of food. I’m sure this happens; God promises to provide for us.
God is always ready to forgive them and help them escape such a life.
If someone is really in danger of starvation, the wise course is to trust Him to help out. I heard of a woman with no food in the house who set the table,told her children to sit down around it, and told them God would provide.
As they were saying grace, someone knocked at the door and brought them bags of food. I’m sure this happens; God promises to provide for us.
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jebojora
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I think that’s the very point. The pure act of faith would be to trust in the Lord for everything. If He brings you food, so be it, if He doesn’t…so be it!! Better to die in faith than to live in sin. That of course is some place I’d like to be, but in reality I am far from that.
I watched a movie the other night called Before and After. It’s about a family whose teenage son appears to have murdered someone. Before the father can talk to his son, he finds bloody gloves and a bloody murder weapon and decides to destroy the evidence to protect his son. The mother says to him…but you might have destroyed evidence that would clear our son of murder. That turns out to be somewhat true. That if they’d just told the truth from the beginning, things would have been better.
The father and then the son end up telling lies and half-truths …ultimately the son decides to tell the truth and take the consequences. It was a pretty good movie with a very good moral.
My point being, that telling the truth, taking the high road, creates in us a deeper desire to know good…and that good is God himself. So that maybe when you are faced with a trial of faith, you’ll know God so well that the decision will be easy.
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