{"id":57439,"date":"2025-07-18T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=57439"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:46:16","slug":"catholic-views-on-sex-facts-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/catholic-views-on-sex-facts-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholieke visies op seks: feiten &amp; statistieken"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A Guide to Catholic Teaching on Sex: Answering Your Toughest Questions In a world filled with conflicting and often confusing messages about sex, love, and relationships, the teachings of the Catholic Church can seem demanding, out of step, or even difficult to understand. It is a common feeling to wonder if these ancient teachings still have a place in modern life. But the Church proposes its vision not as a restrictive list of rules, but as a powerful and beautiful\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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But the Church proposes its vision not as a restrictive list of rules, but as a powerful and beautiful\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-57439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts-stats","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1688,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/oral-sex-christian-ethics\/","url_meta":{"origin":57439,"position":0},"title":"Is Oral Sex a Sin? Before Marriage, Yes; in Marriage, Churches Differ","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Churches treat oral sex before marriage as sin. 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