Episode 159: You must stop the p_orn use for us to help your marriage. (BONUS CONTENT)

We've talked a lot about how the Church, wives, priests, and others need to distinguish masturbation from porn and masturbation and porn from infidelity or actual affairs. We want to normalize the conversation about husband's struggles with porn or masturbation without normalizing the acts themselves. Catholics marriages struggle under the yokes of these sins. Marriages can be transformed when these matters are discussed, especially when wives understand the struggles their husbands have. But if you are a guy having affairs or engaging in actual acts of infidelity, you need to stop immediately, and get help if you can't. Your wife has every right to be angry and upset and probably divorce you if you don't stop this. The next step is to stop with the porn. While porn and masturbation often go "hand in hand", they are separate, and porn is worse than masturbation and men and women need to treat them differently. You can stop porn, even if you can't immediately stop with the masturbation. Speak with your confessor, and meditate on section 2352 of the Catechism, but you need to get rid of the porn, and seek help if you can't. If you need help with that, please message us and we'll try to help. Catholic marriages can be saved, and even improved, when the couple has a conversation about the husband's masturbation difficulties. This is far less likely if you're still actively using porn. #catholicpodcast #nfp #marriage #naturalfamilyplanning #catholic #recovery #addiction #chastity #faithfullness #communication #concupiscence #confession #catechism #theologyofthebody #mercy #humility #forgiveness #intimacy