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2396 among the sins gravely contrary to chastity are masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexual practices. 2397 the covenant which spouses have freely entered into entails faithful love. It imposes on them the obligation to keep their marriage indissoluble. If one definition of masturbation can be self-stimulation limited to self-gratification that is incapable of any generative possibility, then that is exactly what the vatican is exercising with ever-greater vigor and enthusiasm - against jesuit theologian roger haight, and elizabeth johnson, c. , against american nuns for their preferential charitable efforts in favor of the. The churchs official position on masturbation the deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose. Thats a quote from the congregation for the doctrine of the faith. Can masturbation be sinful? I think the only time masturbation could be considered seriously sinful. 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. For its official position on masturbation and related condemning of nuns who it supposedly deems too liberal and not preoccupied enough. Its very different from what i was taught in seminary many years ago. Its part of human nature, and people cannot be held responsible for acting according to their nature. masturbation violates both those things, he said, and can lead to using pornography or helping someone avoid fixing any sexual problems in their marriage. A study by giovanni cappelli of the churchs stance on masturbation during the first millennium ce shows that the bible is silent on the topic. The first mention of masturbation within the catholic church is found in sixth century ce penitentials. The catechism defines masturbation here, in fact two times, as the deliberate stimulation of the genitals in order to derive sexual pleasure.