[Sally C.]

Being raised Catholic, I have long known that priests have to take a vow of chastity. But from male friends of mine, I am told it is 'impossible' for men not to ejaculate at least once in a while; that if they don't, the sperm just builds up. So how do priests deal with this? If they don't masturbate, do they wait for a wet dream? And are both of these, or either of these, considered to be 'impure thoughts' and therefore a sin?

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[John29246]

Back in Catholic school, I was taught that masturbation was a sin. Like most Catholic men (and health professionals), I thought that was completely silly, and ignored the rule. Still do. Just as all the Catholic women I know use birth control, even though it is also considered a sin. Wet dreams, on the other hand, have no taint of sin around them. Catholicism does not hold people accountable for their dreams. If a man goes without sex or masturbation for a few days or weeks, he will almost certainly have a wet dream. He may or may not remember it the next day. (Mind you, I know about four Catholic priests, most of whom are gay and have partners. So I suppose they don't have this problem. And yes, that's considered a sin, too.) I think in general perhaps you are expecting priests to be more strict about the details of religion than they really are.

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[Peter Briant]

The priest's vow of abstinence is a Church teaching. The command from the Bible is to abstain from fornication -sex outside of marriage, including adultery. Also, masturbation is called 'unclean conduct.' The Bible counsels us to 'deaden our body members.' That includes our sexual urges.

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