Friday, March 23, 2012

Taking on Porn

With all the recent kerfuffle re Rick Santorum's opposition to internet porn settling down a bit, here is a re-post from 2010 to consider about the family poison that it is:

Mark Houck, co-founder and president of The King’s Men, a Catholic lay organization dedicated to helping men embrace the faith and live moral lives, was interviewed recently by Fathers for Good.

Here he discusses the dangers of porn:
Pornography is a threat to men and women of all ages and walks of life. While there are an alarming number of women who struggle with pornography – studies say 1 out of 6 – most men, because of their make-up, are more inclined to have issues with pornography if they are ever exposed to it.

Men are wired to be visually stimulated, thus the impure content of pornography is often life altering. When a man looks at pornography, his neurochemistry changes. Studies have shown a pornography addict’s brain to be comparable to that of a hard drug user. When a man uses pornography to gratify himself sexually this is a recipe for a lifelong addiction.

The sin element of this vice is causing many men to compartmentalize their spiritual lives. Since 5 out of 10 men in the pews are struggling with porn, it is obvious that the porn pandemic is either not being properly addressed by church leaders or the means by which men can combat this issue, namely the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, is not being regularly accessed. I submit it is a “both and” problem and men need to see the sacraments and the accountability of their fellow brothers in Christ as critical in this their journey towards virtue and freedom.
5 out of 10?! Wow. You can read the rest of the interview here: Taking on Porn

3 comments:

  1. Scott,

    I 100% agree that porn is evil and leads men down a slippery slope.

    For those who read your post and are struggling with porn addiction, check out Fred Arterburn's book: Every Man's Battle.

    I also picked up a prayer card outside a confessional when I was on a business trip in NYC.

    I memorized it and whenever I feel tempted to look at a woman sexually, I pray it:

    Lord, help me to accept and receive my sexuality as a gift from you. Grant me the grace to resist the many lies that distort this divine gift and help me live my sexuality according to the truth.

    Grant me purity of heart so that I may see images of your glory in the beauty of others and someday see you face to face.

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