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In reply to the discussion: Personally I think China's 1 Child Policy to be socially responsible policy [View all]FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)but even in the Catholic Faith "Lust for your Wife/Husband" is not a sin - not even close.
BTW: Me and my wife are life long Catholics too.
The original writings of the 7 Deadly Sins included "Lust" from the perspective of a Monk sworn to and practicing celibacy. In his perspective of practicing celibacy as a means to get closer to his maker, he was attempting to purge all thoughts of lust from his being.
Later writtings from the church on the subject elaborated better towards the lay person in which Lust - sexual desires, are God given and therefore Good. Its what you do with it that counts. The Jewish faith goes a little farther to say Lust for your spouce is good in the fact it aids your marrige.
Where it has been distorted is when some say "sex other then for the reason of procreation is a sin" is BS.