In further research on the topic of pornography and its scourge on our world I ran across some articles on a book called “Pornified” by Pamela Paul. The book was started prior to the Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl halftime debacle and the Paris Hilton tapes and she said that before writing the book and she said she didn’t think that pornography was that big of a deal. She said that she was shocked by what she found. Even people who didn’t develop an “addiction” to porn still faced issues of divorce and job loss because of pornography.
Ms. Paul states that she was surprised that so many men and women said porn was fun and harmless even while admitting that their marriages and sex lives were damaged. Ms. Paul shows in her book how even the most “innocent porn use”, which I believe to be an oxymoron, goes through an all too familiar pattern of desensitization and increased use, which models the pattern of those with the worst addictions to pornography.
According to Pamela’s research there is no typical consumer of pornography. Pornography is not just a “guy-thing”. Its use crossed all gender, age, educational, income, occupational, religious and non-religious demographics.
With that said the scourge of pornography must be fought. We must take a stand against evil and so I call you to make an offering of your prayers, fasting, and Mass intentions this summer. Pray with your family and increase your offering. Remember we are trying to keep track of the effort and you can enter your offerings by clicking on the links at the top of the left hand column.
Again please let others know and spread the word help us in this endeavor.
Dear Lord Jesus help us answer your call to make an offering of ourselves and our prayers to help fight a great evil in our world. Please put it upon our hearts and minds to respond to your call. Amen
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