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This tag refers to both sexual intercourse and gender identity and expression.

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What is the Catholic understanding of the first sin committed by Adam and Eve?

Sexual intercourse was not a sin at all (for Adam and Eve in the context of their marriage). In fact, God commanded them to be fruitful and multiply: "And God blessed them. And God said to them, …
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What is the significance of Eve being created as a "helper fit for [Adam]?"

The Bible appears to indicate that there was a specific purpose in the creation of Eve, from Adam, to be a helper fit for him. It seems, then, that the design of Adam and Eve may be distinct, while t …
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Why is Lust a sin in Matthew, but praised in Proverbs?

The context of Matthew is adultery--relations with a woman who is not your wife. The context of Proverbs is marriage--relations with the woman who is your wife. The difference is quite substantial. …
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Why is sex between two consenting adults sin?

Sin is not merely defined by one person encroaching on another person's rights. Pride, greed, envy, bitterness, and many other such things are sins, but they do not encroach on anyone else's rights. …
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if homosexuality is a sin, why isn't abstinence?

The question seems a bit problematic from the very beginning. If doing something is wrong, why isn't doing nothing also wrong? Or why isn't "not doing it" wrong? Just because God forbids one thing …
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Why does Paul pay special attention to the sexually immoral in 1 Corinthians 5:9-11?

The Apostle John actually commands believers to not associate with those professing to be believers who deny that Jesus came in the flesh. For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those …
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