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both the magisterium of the church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action. 137 the deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to. To answer this, let us look, first of all, at the churchs teaching. In 1975, the congregation for the doctrine of the faith issued a declaration on certain problems of sexual ethics, and it is this document that the catechism of the catholic church quotes regarding this issue. Both the magisterium of the church, in the course of a constant tradition, and the moral sense of the faithful have. Masturbation though masturbation is more common than many would like to admit, it is always a violation of this commandment. With that said, its only honest to point out that many struggle with it. Diversity of belief about masturbation within the roman catholic. And the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action. The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose. I am 78 years old and have been married to my wife for 53 years. My doctor recommends masturbation as he thinks my problem is psychological. Among the worlds religions, views on masturbation vary widely. Some religions view it as a spiritually detrimental practice, some see it as not spiritually detrimental and others take a situational view. Among these latter religions, some view masturbation as allowable if used as a means towards sexual self-control, or as part of healthy self-exploration, but disallow it if it is done with. Does it matter, what harm does masturbation cause? None in my view. Every catholic, be definition, aside from our blessed lord and his mother, are sinners. I obviously cannot answer for every catholic, but i studied moral theology in the seminary, and i know from our blessed lady that most people end up in hell b. Catholic theology of sexuality, like catholic theology in general, is drawn from natural law, canonical scripture, divine revelation, and sacred tradition, as interpreted authoritatively by the magisterium of the catholic church. Sexual morality evaluates sexual behavior according to standards laid out by catholic moral theology, and often provides general principles by which catholics are.