Abstract

The fields of sexuality and Catholic theology are often seen in the public eye as polar opposites—and not from an unfounded base. While there are many topics the Catholic church and the field of sexology (the scientific study of sexuality) can disagree on, we rarely discuss the fundamental agreements between them. In the following text, I describe the evidence of agreement between Catholic teachings and sexual science on five main points: sexuality is integral to the human experience, consent is paramount, parents should be the primary educators of their children on matters of sexuality, sexuality education should be positive and developmentally appropriate, and that sexuality is an avenue for deep personal wounding. I summarize some of the calls for this collaboration, some functional barriers in addressing it, and suggest possible avenues for scholars to examine pertaining to sexual science and Catholic theology.

摘要

在公众眼中，性和天主教神学领域经常被视为对立的对立面，而不是毫无根据的基础。尽管天主教会和性学领域（性学的科学研究）可能有许多不同的话题，但我们很少讨论它们之间的基本协议。在下文中，我将说明天主教教义与性科学之间在五个主要方面达成共识的证据：性是人类经验不可或缺的，同意是至高无上的，父母应该是孩子性教育，性教育的主要教育者应该是积极的，并且在发展上是适当的，并且性行为是造成严重人身伤害的途径。我总结了这项合作的一些呼吁，解决该合作的一些功能障碍，