He Papa Francisco today they argued that sexual pleasure is “ God’s gift‘what is now visible’undermines porn‘, during catechesis in front of a wide audience.

Revisiting mortal sins, the Pope said.

In Christianity, sexual instinct is not condemned, no. The book of the Bible, Song of Songs, is a wonderful poem about love between couples. However, this wonderful sexual dimension is not without its dangers.

The Pontiff explained to the faithful gathered in the Paul VI Hall that “unless it is defiled by vice, falling in love is one of the purest feelings.”

A person in love becomes generous, gladly gives gifts, writes letters and poems. Stop thinking about yourself and project yourself completely onto someone else.

However, he warned, this “garden of wonders” was not immune to evil and could be infected by “evil spirits.” demon of lust‘, a “particularly odious” vice.

Firstly, because it “destroys relationships between people”, as the daily news shows:

How many relationships that start out on the best side later become toxic, possessive of the other, and lacking in respect?

“This is love that lacks chastity: a virtue that should not be confused with sexual abstinence, but with the desire to never possess another. To love is to respect others, to strive for their happiness, to develop empathy for their feelings,” he said.

Francis warned that lust, on the contrary, “mocks all this, plunders, steals and quickly devours itself.”