June 24, 2011 – Catechism 908-913

We are suppose to control our urges and in so doing help the world to become virtuous. What happens to the world when we are told we should seek to fulfill our every desire. We are told that to withhold anything from ourselves will lead to repression and mental ailments. What happens to a person mentally when they cannot control their physical urges. Is an addiction to pornography or substances healthy. That is what allowing the control to slip leads to. Yet we are told not to control our urges, but merely to curb them or do them safely. Minors are not told to resist sexual activity but to practice safe sex. Don’t resist smoking cannabis, but only use a little bit (new law trying to pass in Peoria makes it an ordinance violation and not a misdemeanor.) What are we teaching ourselves. Where is the lesson on self control.