PYSCHOLIGISTS HAVE SCIENTIFIQ PROOF THAT MASTURBATION IS GOOD AND NORMAL,HOW CAN CATHOLICS CLAIM THAT ITS A SIN?

-- PUNKER (PUNKER@PUNKER.PUNKER), January 08, 2005

Answers

Some psychologists may be of the opinion that masturbation is psychologically healthy, but they have no "proof" that this is so. In any case, Psychologists are not in a position to comment on the morality of an act, any more than the Church can clinically define psychosis.

-- Paul M. (PaulCyp@cox.net), January 08, 2005.

Psycologists ony claim that masterbation is not the sign o mental illness, and make no moral comment...as Paul said, just to elaborate.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), January 08, 2005.

-some psychologists suggest that obsessive compulsive posting disorder is but a transitional phase?

-- Daniel Hawkenberry (dlm@catholic.org), January 08, 2005.

Good and normal is not for you to decide, or for a psychologist. It's sinful because orgasms are for the sex act within marriage, between a man and his wife. Not between a man and his fist. You can't marry your hand. Giving yourself in marriage to your own hand trivializes real marriage; a union whch God makes holy.

It's very much like worshipping a wooden idol, when God demands you worship Him only.

-- eugene c. chavez (loschavez@pacbell.net), January 08, 2005.