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==History==
==History==


Early Christian writers, such as [[Tertullian]], [[Ambrose]], and [[Jerome]], taught that sex necessarily had negative aspects such as lust. Christian writers often frame the sexuality morality in terms of its naturalness, which is subject to the [[naturalistic fallacy]], and in terms of the purpose of sexuality (i.e. [[Teleology|teleologically]]).
Early Christian writers, such as [[Tertullian]], [[Ambrose]], and [[Jerome]], taught that sex necessarily had negative aspects such as lust.


{{quote-source|The wise man should love his wife with cool discretion not with hot desire… Nothing is nastier than to love your own wife as if she were your mistress.| [[Jerome|St. Jerome]]}}
{{quote-source|The wise man should love his wife with cool discretion not with hot desire… Nothing is nastier than to love your own wife as if she were your mistress.| [[Jerome|St. Jerome]]}}
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Coitus in terga — anal sex: three years (with an adult); two years (with a boy); seven years (habitual); 10 years (with a cleric)</blockquote>
Coitus in terga — anal sex: three years (with an adult); two years (with a boy); seven years (habitual); 10 years (with a cleric)</blockquote>


These penalties have not been applied for centuries. However, it does illustrate the church's obsession with control of sexuality.
These penalties have not been applied for centuries. However, it does illustrate the church's obsession with sexual control.


===Thomas Aquinas===
===Thomas Aquinas===
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