Catholism and masterbating

[Jstr]

I wanted to know if its a sin to masterbate

and of your also catholic or cristian do you masterbate?

[jerry102]

well i'm not catholic, but i think they believe in that, me personally don't think that masturbating is a sin

[canyon]

I wanted to know if its a sin to masterbate

and of your also catholic or cristian do you masterbate?

It depends on who you ask. Some 'hard-core' Catholics frowm upon it, but most that I know don't really pay attention to anything that goes with this.
It all depends on what you choose to believe I guess..

[kevinjk]

i think it is a sin

[Houtz96]

My mom, and grandpa are catholics(not really catholic church goers though), and they never said(or know) about it. I dont think its a sin.

[dahardy9]

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[nick]

I'm Christian and dont regard it as a sin. People get confused by "The Sin of Onan", but if you read the story of Onan its nothing to do with masturbation, his sin of spilling his seed on the ground was because he pulled out early during sex.

[hollisterboi95]

I'm catholic but we never really brougt that up plus were not hardcore Catholics, I believe they say it is a sin though. Idc it's too late to stop now :/ I tried to stop and couldn't only lasted like 2 weeks

[Lawrence P]

Well I don't believe its a sin because your body makes sperm all the time and the old stuff is released anyway.

[suza23]

I dont think it's a sin but the Title of this thread has been bugging me for awhile its

Catholicism not Catholism

[sdude]

I've known a lot of catholics and yeah, some may think it's a sin, but they all beat off!!

[Chris95]

Nowhere in the Bible does it say that it is a sin. However, some people still consider it one, but I wouldn't worry.

[suza23]

The only reason people consider it a sin is the "wasting" of the seed. Not so much the pleasuring yourself part.

[ilo2011]

I do.
And I am catholic.
Nothing in the Bible says it is.
But it is frowned upon.
I'm not hard-core Catholic tho.

[Craig1995]

Catholics used to use the story of the seed of Onan in the old testament to put across the message that masturbating is the wasting of sperm ( which is regarded as a sin) but the story isn't about masturbating it's about contraception more-so it was just something the church tried to enforce. I wouldn't think it's a sin.
I'm Protestant btw and yes I sometimes j/o

[darkwoon]

I wanted to know if its a sin to masterbate
No. There are zero references to such an idea in the Holy Scriptures. It is only a sin to become a slave of a given habit - that is, giving up important things for it.

[Infidelitas]

I think hormones out weigh religeon most of the time

[Vrill]

I don' think so. Show me 1 male that has not j/o. Not in
the Bible. Why have a penis then & get horny.

[tpzy94]

i dont think so but yah never kno n yeah imma christian

[ajsdlkfjaois]

The way I look at it:

One of the commandments is thou shall not commit adultery. So, after you get married (if) an thou shall not coven thy neighbours wife, etc. so while doing yourself if you do thinkbabout anybody But your wife you are in the ok.

I'm lutheran

[Brandon K]

im a christian and i dont think so

[sieg]

yes it is an awful sin and will likely get you in hell if you dont stop and repent right away.
i'm not very religious

[CBTurner]

I'm Baptist, and yes it is a sin. I'm not completely sure why though...

[GeneralCrash70]

I'm a hypocrite: I'm catholic, I masturbate, and ya it is a sin in Catholicism... I just didn't know that until I was too far into masturbating to stop.

[Starlight Blaze]

most churches teach it as a sin, including catholics and my church

do most guys still do it? definitely. the excuse is that God will forgive us for anything we do wrong.

I masturbate, though i want to stop for whatever reason...

[walpurgusknight]

my family is catholic and i jack off/get head/have sex and shiz all the time.
dont worry about it

[Randy99]

Well im not Catholic i belong to another Christian faith, but according to Catholic rules, yes masterbation is a sin, actualy and sexual action NOT intended to result in children is a sin. But i personaly belive its perfictly natural.

[Chris1993]

Yea according to the Church every little sperm has the chance to become a kid. So wasting sperm is, according to the Church, killing babies. Now I am a Catholic and I don't believe that it is a sin to do sexual things. But it all depends upon you to make that decision on whether or not it is.

[Hermes]

I'm Christian and dont regard it as a sin. People get confused by "The Sin of Onan", but if you read the story of Onan its nothing to do with masturbation, his sin of spilling his seed on the ground was because he pulled out early during sex.

And furthermore, in my interpretation, this story is not saying that pulling out early during sex, or any other form of contraception, is a sin (a Catholic belief). It is more that he had a duty under god to provide a child for his dead brothers wife and refused to carry out that duty.

There are a couple of views often associated with Catholicism, although certainly not all Catholics.

1. Every sperm is sacred - check out the Monty Python song of that name. The belief here is that we should not decide whether a particular ejaculation results in pregnancy but let god decide, i.e. the only permissible place to ejaculate is in a womans vagina with no contraception.

2. Sexual pleasure is the preserve of marriage.

The problem with these two view is they fly against human nature and the practical limits on resources for bringing up children,

Ask yourself these questions:

1. Why would god give teenagers a very high sex drive and then make it a sin to satisfy that?
2. Why would god insist we have so many children that there is not enough food on the earth to feed them and they die of starvation?

I suggest instead:

1. Masturbation is better than promiscuity.
2. Contraception is better than teenage pregnancy.
3. Once you've found a loving partner to marry, then's the time to think about children.

[TapDancer]

look, ima regular chuch goer, to a very catholisised anglican church (church of england) and they have nothing against j/o, me an my friends asked the priest. studies say that it actually mentally helps, so, dont worry about it. its not a sin.

[sports fan1]

I don't think j/o is a sin cuase i do it all the time.

[PAfarmerkid]

I have a friend that is a hard-core catholic. Masturbation is a sin, along with gay interaction and a bunch of other stuff. Personally, Im not really religous, I go to church once or twice a year.

[cboy91]

I don't think it is, unless your lusting (watching porn, thinking about doign it with someone) and I'm baptist.

[Spock]

i do and iam chatholic

[bluedude97]

i don't think its a sin, im catholic & i do it ALOT .

[danmanlott]

I think it is, but what sexually isn't? you know

[Raynes]

Yes, it is considered a sin. Please, please, please don't let your religion stop you from doing this. That is the silliest thing that anybody can ever do. Masturbation is a completely natural thing. If Christianity is the One Right, and True Path (of which I'm very doubtful given the number of religions throughout society) and masturbation is a mortal sin and everybody who does it goes to whatever you consider 'hell', then I promise you, Heaven isn't going to be very populated.

[Kdude146]

I am catholic and I do it all the time I don't think its a sin

[shochan]

Im not Catholic or anything but I dont think it should be one anyways.

I mean, it feels good and its awsome in everyway so idk how they make it a sin lol

[danstheman24]

ALL my family including me are Catholics but for about 6 years now I have become less and less religous and I dont go to church no more, so couldnt care less. Naa for me Mastubating/Jerking off is NOT a sin Oh hell no.. Its siomply a great way to pleasure yourself like after a stressful day at School/College! lol :D

Dan.

[jack straw]

Comming from a kid who used to consider becoming a preist, I can honestly say that masturbation is not a sin for which one must confess. The catholic church likes to unfairly demonize things, and while I am still very religious, I do it quite frequently. Everybody masturbates. everybody. Your 70 year old grandpa and grandma still do it. They're not burning in hell for eternity.
To answer your question, Yes it is a sin. Just like in the great state of New York a $25 fine can be given for public flirting. The rule is there, but NOBODY CARES. Trust me, I've even brought up the akward question to the bishop of my diocises, and he laughed and said "my dear boy, with so many gosples preaching forgiveness, heaven would be quite empty indeed if it were truly a sin."

[SomeGuyFromHere]

And furthermore, in my interpretation, this story is not saying that pulling out early during sex, or any other form of contraception, is a sin (a Catholic belief). It is more that he had a duty under god to provide a child for his dead brothers wife and refused to carry out that duty.

Exactly this.

Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.” But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. What he did was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death also. (Gen. 38:8-10)

There is no mention of the masturbation in the Bible... :yeah:

[smitty35]

I dont think it is, but some do.

[izik]

it is a sin according to the catholic church.

but if the church thinks they can stop me from enjoying self indulgence they are servilely mistaken!!!

[itsthat0n3kid]

Im Christian, go to church weekly and am even in a church group and i really dont believe that masterbating should be a sin. its purely natural.

[Sire]

If you are a hardcore christian, then yes. If you are a sane person, then no.

[SwimTech]

I dont think it is, I dont know where it says it is in the bible so....
But a few weeks ago a kid in my theology class asked "Is masturbation a sin?" as we were walking out, and our teacher replied "yes" but didnt give a reason

[joshuathebrainiac]

actually take it from a catholic that knows: the Church teaches from Scripture and Tradition. the Tradition is the Catechism. It says this:

"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." "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."

To form an equitable judgment about the subjects' moral responsibility and to guide pastoral action, one must take into account the affective immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety or other psychological or social factors that lessen, if not even reduce to a minimum, moral culpability."

This fancy talk in essence says masturbation is contrary to God's intention for the holy act of sex ( which is two fold procreative and unifying) masturbation is neither, thus it is a sin and a grave sin a mortal sin one in needing of confession.

It is true that no where in the bible does it explicitly say anything about masturbation per se but it implicitly says it all over the new testament

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2352

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[sammydream]

actually take it from a catholic that knows: the Church teaches from Scripture and Tradition. the Tradition is the Catechism. It says this:

"

This fancy talk in essence says masturbation is contrary to God's intention for the holy act of sex ( which is two fold procreative and unifying) masturbation is neither, thus it is a sin and a grave sin a mortal sin one in needing of confession.

It is true that no where in the bible does it explicitly say anything about masturbation per se but it implicitly says it all over the new testament

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a6.htm#2352

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I liked your answer very much! I have trouble with this, thanks for the help :)

[terbear]

I'm catholic and I totally get what you're saying. Here's how I see it:

God is this amazing being that we humans cannot even come close to begin to understand. Some of His messages are too great for our human languages to understand. Be the best person you can be; God forgives and loves us all. It's not like he's gonna let a murderer in Heaven and someone who masturbates in Hell. God is love; so spread the love(and God) to yourelf and if you choose, your partner. :)
Hope this helps!

[Eddie.37]

i don't see it in the Bible...

[Upintheair]

im catholic and basically the view is that masturbation is "having sex with yourself" so therefore it is going against the point of sex which is to create a life but honestly, i dont think its a problem. its not hurting anyone and i think masturbation is a much better option than getting pregnant

[Core]

Idk if it's a sin, but I do it and I'm catholic

[Mul98]

I'm a catholic and go to church weekly all of my friends masturbate, not a single one of us thinks it's a sin, a lot of us even masturbate over porno and still don,t care, we are all really open about it and regulary talk about it in school, I asked my REteacher who is also a catholic and she said she doesn't regard it as a sin!
Ahaope this helped! :)

[qmann8]

im catholic and i jack off

[MattT]

I know it is but I still do, just cant help myself. Thats why ther'se confession.

[Auzzie 94]

I am Catholic and I still masturbate and I still have had sex before marriage and apparently it's a sin but I do it anyway.

[shybi15]

Im christian, and to be honest i dont give a shit cause im gonna masturbate any way...:P

IT IS NOT A SIN! DONT LISSON TO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE!

[AVDG]

According to the Bible, everything seems to be a sin. I'm Catholic btw, and I jack off too. I also use condoms, so according to my religion, I'm going to Hell. But the Catholic Church won't be the one supporting a baby if I get a girl knocked up, I will, so that's why I use condoms.

[WonderTastic]

I say god understands our time life has changed alot since then so maybe he gas new rules for that.but anyway I would continue cause I rather masterbate then have sex at a very earky age cause I coudnt release..... But yea go for it and digust it with god

[wildmanjesse]

I am christian and I do it but it depends because some times you are lusting over yourself when u do masturbate which is a sin to lust over ur self but if u do it w.o that then it is not a sin

[zack17]

no not a sin

[Diverperry]

catholicism does frown upon the practice of masturbation. i'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and my religion too frowns upon it, but in the end the choice is yours.

[Electra Heart]

Well I'm pretty sure it isn't looked well upon but I'm Catholic and I do it anyway :P

[Saxophone 44]

I bet you Jesus masturbated.

[Steve Jobs]

I don't see it as a sin. It could be lust, though. You shouldn't tempt your eyes. Especially if you were married and got aroused at someone else.
Quite a touchy subject though.

[Ecxel]

Im christian and I do it daily!

[Irishperson15]

Im a catholic and i masturbate and yes it Is sort of a sin as God wanted us to love a woman, not to be selfish and pleasure ourselves. I wasnt taught this i read it somewhere but all my friends do as well and im sure everyone else does too :) personally though i think its a bit of a sin but definetly not a serious one at that

[dkp123]

In Catholicism masturbation is seen as a sin, but I'm Catholic and still masturbate.. but it's fine

[Matt_is_Awesome]

I Believe Its Considered Adlutry because me and my friends were talking bout this one day...

[beenthere]

I grew up as a christian, and I was pretty hard on myself when I was young, don't let yourself feel guilty for masturbating. Not masturbating probably makes you sin more than masturbating. you sexual tension builds and builds, and your thinking all kinds of crazy things. Don't get yourself crazy over it. It is a way of releasing sexual tension and clearing your mind. As with everything too much of anything is not good for you.

[kaiba]

I'm catholic and i masturbate....and it's not a sin, it's natural!

Animals do it, humans have always done it and i highly expect the Pope has beaten off atleast a few times so no i don't think its a sin. God gave us free will, the free will to decide what is moral on our own terms, it is always your own choice.

[CKT6]

I'm a catholic and the official catholic catacism says it is a sin because it is misuseing gods gift of sexuality by not creating new life which is one of the three reasons of sex.

[BaNd]

im christian i jerk it all the time

[Jtyler]

It's not a sin

[TheMatrix]

It's not a sin

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