Scenes In Certain T.V. Shows....Pornography?

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Dear brethren,

Yesterday in the evening I was flipping through the channels on the T.V. and I came across a scene from one of those British t.v. shows.

Anyway the couple in the scene were in bed together clearly having sex although no nudity was there…they were just acting as though they were having passionate sex.

I was seemingly captured by what I saw and I lingered on it for a maybe 10-15 seconds (I am not quite sure, but it was certainly less than a minute!) then I switched channels.

I immediately felt a pang of guilt and wondered whether I had committed a mortal sin?

I still wonder whether I did and it bothers me alot.

Anyway I wonder what constitutes pornography and also what constitutes the mortal sin of viewing pornography?

Also, did I commit a mortal sin by lingering for those seconds? I had no intention of lusting nor did I stop and lust about it (as I understand the sin of “lust.”)

Any help would be great…I hope to serve today at the altar but I am worried about receiving the Eucharist.

I am a newly Initiated revert to the Faith, so I am still learning to walk. :o 🙂
 
JMJ

I see your issues. My thought is: if your conscience is bothering you, see your confessor. He will say yes or no. I am not talking about scruples here, just forming your conscience better.
 
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JMJ

I see your issues. My thought is: if your conscience is bothering you, see your confessor. He will say yes or no. I am not talking about scruples here, just forming your conscience better.
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Thank you, but until I can meet with him…what do y’all think?
 
So it took you 15 seconds to process what you were seeing was impure and you moved on. Sounds like victory over temptation to me. I’m not seeing a problem here other than your continuing to revisit the scene by dwelling on its sinfulness. Let it go and move on, and maybe say a prayer for the actors that they be converted to take on more pure roles.
 
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Thank you, but until I can meet with him…what do y’all think?
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You can turn this into a positive by telling friends and loved ones that you were shocked to have witnessed a few seconds of unacceptable immorality portrayed on such and such show,
In this way you can warn them not to watch that program.

I believe we are not to judge the messenger, but the Church
must judge the message. Maybe that’s why GOD allowed you to see it. So you could pray for the messengers but expose the message.

PS: Maybe GOD is telling me something in that last sentence.

GOD bless you,
Steve
 
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