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***** mutual stimulation WARNING!! Adult Content	Ward	Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Question: Dear Brother Ignatius, Last night, me and my wife engaged in mutual stimulation and caressing of each other's body. However, our mutual stimulation, did not lead to orgasm/ejaculation, did not lead to sexual intercourse, and was not done merely to avoid pregnancy. We just seemed to have been carried away by our emotions and simply got tired of it in the end. My question is: did we commit a sin in doing this? Thanks and God bless. Ward
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM *** WARNING!! This question and answer is of a mature nature. Parental discretion is advised. Dear Ward: In my opinion there is nothing sinful in what you describe. Caresses, backrubs, massages, even sexual massage, as long as not a substitute for coitus or a strategy to prevent pregnancy comes into the category of marital intimacy. Intimacy does not have to be intercourse, and sometimes is all a couple has in the case of physical incapacity. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions** go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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mutual stimulation
WARNING!! Adult Content

Ward

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Dear Brother Ignatius,

Last night, me and my wife engaged in mutual stimulation and caressing of each other's body. However, our mutual stimulation, did not lead to orgasm/ejaculation, did not lead to sexual intercourse, and was not done merely to avoid pregnancy. We just seemed to have been carried away by our emotions and simply got tired of it in the end.

My question is: did we commit a sin in doing this?

Thanks and God bless.

Ward

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

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WARNING!! This question and answer is of a mature nature. Parental discretion is advised.

Dear Ward:

In my opinion there is nothing sinful in what you describe. Caresses, backrubs, massages, even sexual massage, as long as not a substitute for coitus or a strategy to prevent pregnancy comes into the category of marital intimacy. Intimacy does not have to be intercourse, and sometimes is all a couple has in the case of physical incapacity.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
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