From The preacher and the porn star to debate

Rev. Dennis Lyle, rector of Mundelein Seminary, teaches aspiring priests in his moral theology classes how to deal with the topic of pornography. He is quick to say it’s not about nudity. The Sistine Chapel is covered with images of naked bodies. “The problem with pornography is not that it shows too much but that it shows too little,” Lyle said. “It doesn’t reveal a totality of the human person. … Pornography draws our attention only to the external, so we never really arrive at a true appreciation for the person as he or she is. The person becomes an object … like a toy or a – tool.”

From Great Sex: A Man’s Guide to The Secret Principles of Total-Body Sex by Micheal Castleman

“The bitter cultural debate about sexually explicit media misses a key point. Pornography is bad for sex. Very bad. It causes or contributes to all of men’s major sex problems: hang-ups about penis size, involuntary ejaculation, erection impairment, and ejaculatory difficulties. It also completely misrepresents how women become sexually aroused and experience erotic fulfillment. Pornography is like the chase scenes in action movies — exciting and fun to watch, but definitely not the way to drive.