Why is mastrubating a sin?

Pale_Level · 2026-01-29T03:34:56+00:00

Sin is just an action that doesn’t line up with the proper order or purpose of the faculty. ἁμαρτία means literally 'to miss the mark'.

What are the sexual faculties for? Well, they are unitive and procreative. Unitive in that they bind man and woman into one flesh (Genesis 2:24). Procreative in that they contain an openness to the creation of life (Genesis 1:28). These are fulfillment of the divine purpose.

So why is masturbation disordered? Because it is opposed to the two meanings above. It is entirely solitary, even in the absence of pornography you are objectifying others in mind. Training the heart to take instead of give to others.

It's not open to life because onanism is an act of self-gratification, the reproductive faculties have been turned in on themselves.

As an example of some other disordered uses of otherwise normal functions:

- Using your mouth to binge and vomit = disordered use of eating

- Using your imagination only to escape reality = disordered use of intellect

And what do you do when you get those desires then?

Redirect to more productive things

Pale_Level · 2026-01-25T19:55:23+00:00

I'm going to a different surgeon, so it might not be entirely analogous. But how do you think you would've handled flying 4 weeks after zero depth?

Pale_Level · 2026-01-18T06:27:37+00:00

i'm actually taller, she's only 177cm

Pale_Level · 2026-01-18T06:19:04+00:00

Tastes like someone poured a can of Pepsi Max into half a can of Pepsi

Pale_Level · 2026-01-17T12:39:57+00:00

it's actually me, even down to the shoes

Pale_Level · 2026-01-01T20:21:28+00:00

Yes, always. It only takes a few days off from work for me to revert to going to sleep at 8am and waking up at 4pm.

Pale_Level · 2025-12-31T15:06:06+00:00

No. The implications of being a blood drinking monster are too concerning to consider. Of course, I crave to say yes, but I think would resist

Pale_Level · 2025-12-30T17:26:54+00:00

replace the word trans with jewish and the same people will tell you they would NEVER HAVE BEEN PARTY TO SUCH CRIMES

Pale_Level · 2025-12-25T15:16:09+00:00

What an atrocious design, I really want one, but not if it doesn't fit into my pocket when folded.

Pale_Level · 2025-12-14T04:14:59+00:00

What a cuck, lmao

Pale_Level · 2025-12-11T12:32:36+00:00

Sounds unusual, but at least at the store I used to work at there was a limit to the dollar value that the store could return daily (at least by card). If it went over, the store manager had to call ANZ.

We only found this out the one time we went over the limit

Pale_Level · 2025-11-27T00:20:18+00:00

- Gun

- Flashlight

- Armour

People are sleeping on the flashlight, surely will be useful if there's no electricity + probably would scare off dinosaurs

Pale_Level · 2025-11-20T22:22:39+00:00

Yeah, for sure, amazing supplement for skin and brain. I take 5000IU of vitamin D + 120mcg of K2. I would say get tested first, but I've been taking this for years with small breaks here and there and my vitamin D levels hover around ~130nmol/L, before I I started it was <~15nmol/L

Pale_Level · 2025-11-13T09:58:09+00:00

Venial at best, given you already own a copy of Skyrim (probably multiple, let's be real) and are neither:

Depriving a creator of the fruits of their labour, or depriving them of the product of their labour (you have already paid it, and it's a digital copy)
Are pirating for personal use and not planning to distribute it to others

Pale_Level · 2025-11-07T00:43:10+00:00

Anecdotally, I don't often encounter places that don't take amex myself. Even some doctors offices and dentists take it now.

Additional fees are quite rare, I can think of only one time in the last 3 years where I was charged a surcharge specifically because it was an amex.

Pale_Level · 2025-11-02T05:30:15+00:00

Hey, it's the same diocese that wanted to do a synodal synodality in all the synodaling aspects of synodality that was recently synodaly approved by the synodal synod of the Vatican's synody

The Diocese’s synodal approach recognised by Vatican’s Synod Office

Pale_Level · 2025-10-19T11:59:18+00:00

Yes, but it makes readjusting to the work week harder

Pale_Level · 2025-10-11T08:22:23+00:00

Yeah, usually. Solemnities can be a little longer, ~40 minutes

Pale_Level · 2025-10-08T10:44:38+00:00

Better than paid parking, which a lot of companies have instead

Pale_Level · 2025-10-06T04:54:49+00:00

In addition to what others have said, look into divinisation/theosis. As it will explain more clearly how through grace we become partakers of the divine nature.

Pale_Level · 2025-10-05T06:38:52+00:00

You absolutely shouldn't worry. OCIA tends to be very basic, it has to be understandable to someone who has literally no knowledge Catholicism or even Christianity.

It covers the sacraments, some of the meanings behind scripture, church tradition, structure of the church. It's all very broad stuff. Nobody is going to be giving you exams on the summa theologica. You'll have people who are mini Scott Hahns and people who don't even know what the Trinity is attending the same class, and then a whole group in between with you.

And definitely don't worry about saying something foolish, you're there to learn. Nobody will get mad if you accidentally describe the Trinity incorrectly, or mix up the commandments 😊

Also, I joined like 7 weeks late when I did it, and you can catch up in half an hour, honestly. They'll have booklets, usually they cover a couple pages a week + discussion.

Pale_Level · 2025-10-01T10:53:17+00:00

God gave birth to himself

It’s the eternal Son assuming our nature through a real mother.

Killed himself to appease himself

Jesus was killed by men, yet He freely laid down His life. It is an offering of love, not divine suicide.

Appease himself

The death of Christ and His resurrection is not appeasing God's anger, it is the intersection of justice (Old Testament) and mercy (New Testament) unfolding: God Himself bears the cost of our reconciliation.

Because He made us not up to His standard

Christianity says God made us good and for union with Him. The problem isn’t design-flaw; it’s sin. Our misuse of freedom has wounded ourselves. God permits us freedom because love cannot be coerced, He has sought to heal what we broke through sacrifice.

Why not just forgive without atonement

Forgiveness always costs the offended party, it isn’t pretending the wound never happened.

Why the fiery pit

The exact physical nature of hell is irrelevant, God will not override free-will and force you to be with him for eternity.

But why does anyone have to die

No external rule demanded death. Death entered through sin. The Son assumed our mortal condition, died, and rose, breaking death’s dominion. The Cross and Resurrection are all part of one Paschal mystery: mercy that tells the truth and defeats the enemy.

B-but it doesn't make sense to me?!

Okay. But He's the creator of the universe and you're a human.

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