Women are held to a standard of purity that only they must desire to attain, while men of the laity are free to engage in sexual relations without repercussions. This is evident especially in Catholicism, a denomination of Christianity that is actively anti-female sexuality. The Catholic woman is not allowed any sexual exploration, nor does she get to question her sexual identity. Birth control is forbidden, therefore making sex for pleasure practically impossible. A Catholic woman is expected to maintain her purity for one man only – the man she marries – otherwise she faces alienation for sexual relations outside of marriage, something that can make her unworthy of the grace of
Women are held to a standard of purity that only they must desire to attain, while men of the laity are free to engage in sexual relations without repercussions. This is evident especially in Catholicism, a denomination of Christianity that is actively anti-female sexuality. The Catholic woman is not allowed any sexual exploration, nor does she get to question her sexual identity. Birth control is forbidden, therefore making sex for pleasure practically impossible. A Catholic woman is expected to maintain her purity for one man only – the man she marries – otherwise she faces alienation for sexual relations outside of marriage, something that can make her unworthy of the grace of