A Deep Dive Into John Paul II's "Love & Responsibility" With

Christopher West and Matt Fradd from ‪@PintsWithAquinas‬ take a deep dive into John Paul II's philosophical masterpiece: "Love & Responsibility." Join us in the first episode of this 6 part series. In this episode we'll talk about the dignity of the person, the sexual urge and how we're called to love persons and use things.
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[@JGComments]

The first couple of minutes of this discussion are also at the heart of the fights over both abortion and IVF. Seeing people as things, and a willingness to use others to get what we want.

[@AnnaKetterling]

Only 17 min in - great discussion already! (Side tangent comment - just curious to know if I am the only one or not.) Unintentionally, Matt did actually pinpoint my one issue with Braveheart and why The Patriot will be my favorite out of those two Mel Gibson films. Wallace DOES in fact have a “fling on the side” with the princess. Granted, it’s after his wife’s death, but still, I always felt there was a jarring dissonance between the beauty of his brief marriage with his wife and the obvious holiness of it, and the one night stand he has with the princess, seemingly forgetting his deep-seated commitment to avenging his wife’s death. It really felt very out of character, fueling the plot, while sacrificing his integrity as a character. Anyway …. Continue. Loving this!

[@RangerGrant]

Love and Responsibility was the most difficult book I’ve ever read… and it changed my life. It was the philosophical framework I needed to overcome some of my lifelong sexual distortions and begin loving my wife well for the first time in almost a decade of marriage. Thank you all for making this profound and challenging philosophical work accessible to us normies!!

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Thank you very much; speaking as someone who is recovering from a 3.5 year unchaste relationship, and addiction to pornography, I am really appreciating and thankful for you sharing your knowledge and wisdom from these great works of JP2. God bless you!

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[@yuan1630]

Praying for you!❤

[@dsha2006]

That book changed my life

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In my experience, some theologians frown upon TOB and dismiss it too soon. Christopher is the kind of academic who has the heart & mind connection and knows how to translate theology into the practical. I don’t think this makes him any less of a scholar (on the contrary). The participation of Matt, who, by self description, rests on Aquinas’ style of theology, and his interested engagement in the conversation is a breath of fresh air.

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[@noramalterud1276]

I loved this. I love discussions about important contributions to the understanding of love. If I'd read this book by myself I'd probably miss a lot of the depth, but with you guys I get so much more out of it. Thanks!

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[@abhishekjoseph4198]

I read Love and Responsibility in 2020. I have been waiting for something like this for the last few years. Thank you from India!

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[@abbeydaleabellanosa3450]

A long awaited collab on one of the best discussions on sexual morality, love in its essence, and human personhood dignified justly. Thank God for the gift of Matt, Christopher, and Saint Pope John Paul II. Edit: Looking forward to the next episodes! Praying that this series becomes a widespread instrument to bring back sanity on human sexuality.

[@redddogggswife]

My husband and I watched this first episode last night and we look forward to watching the other episodes. The way Christopher explains these topics always makes so much sense and I just love the way he articulates everything perfectly. Thank you so much for putting together this series!

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[@juliemas1930]

Ok. The last minute broke me. I cried.

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[@robpoissant295]

Read love and responsibility in 1994 with conviction after a serious relationship, much like you Christopher!

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I recently read this amazing work and am so delighted that these fine gents are adding perspective and making it more accessible. If there are viewers who haven’t read this book, do yourself a favour and dive in!

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Thank you so much for the pdf. I'm sooo excited about this series. Bless you both, bless them Lord 🙏❤️

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I just bought this book. Thats why i am watching. Theology of the Body book first. Its on my to do list. I need to read more deeply not read more.

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This is very helpful really I put myself in the hot seat just a revealing abt the heart

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This is so good I can’t wait to watch all of it!

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this commentary caught me at the right time, this is very interesting. inter-christian debate should be done more. not just between other religions. this is good content

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I sacrificially loved my ex. Turns out she was emotionally abusing me but I had no idea. I was so committed to her good that it overrode my own good.

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Cool collab!

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Note to self 23:54

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Hi, thank you! Can I ask about frozen embryos adoption? The thought of this people who cannot live and will be frozen forever or killed made me ask if it would be right or wrong to adopt them, not as a mean to have a child if not possible but as a mean to save a life. (In a married couple)

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Hey, I really loved everything I've heard about Theology of the Body, it made sense to me and it's very beautiful, but a friend told me (not talking bad about it, just wanting me to know what I was getting into) that it goes against what the classic theologians like Thomas Aquinas have said on the matter because it's based on phenomenology. Are you guys fine disagreeing with past theologians? Should I be fine with that?

[@JGComments]

Since all of our knowledge, thoughts, experiences, etc. are mediated via our bodies to some extent, I'm curious as to whether you think we can come to any conclusions at all totally absent of phenomenology. Also, two important things to remember are that 1) many past theologians believed things that the Church has rejected as heresy, and 2) Church teaching is not derived from philosophy or human experience - however, because it is TRUE, it corresponds to our experiences and best thinking.

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@@JGComments I'm not big in philosophy myself, I just need to know who to trust. I really liked Theology of the Body but I was accepting it because I thought it didn't only make sense to me, but because it traditionally made sense. Now someone told me it's not traditional, so should I accept it or should I look into what Aquinas had to say about these matters? You understand?

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Look at 23:56 where Matt talks about reconciling Phenomenology with Thomism.

[@JGComments]

@@old-man-mariner Sure, that makes sense. For myself, I've chosen to trust the teaching authority of the Church, so hat makes it easy for me, but it never hurts to ask the question. I don't know if it helps or makes things worse, but a lot of ancient theologians conflict with each other and with Church teaching, so personally I don't give their writings as much weight as Scripture or Church teaching.

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Anyone else find this somewhat defeating? If it's so hard for a man to connect a person with a woman and these two men who have taken the time to study it are still struggling to see the woman connected to the body, like what are the chances of finding a man in the wild that could love you for you? This makes me second guess every mans intentions even more. maybe woman shouldn't know this 🤣

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So good! But also idea for drinking game is take a drink everytime they say breasts

[@hopaideia]

Now apply this principle, what JP ll defines and defends, to immigrants, to terrorists, to enemies. This is what Luke 6, 27 - 33 says. Jer 31, 31 Feom Ron 7 to Rom 8

[@chrisbormann7303]

I think there maybe needs to be a distinction made between "rigorous" and rigourIST. I think that rigorous position could offer an objection or alternative that is NOT; "sex is basically bad, but necessary, and therefor only ok for the express purpose of fertility" but rather; "sex is something that we share in common with the animal kingdom, and thus we ought to be careful in our language of elevating it to too high a status." Those are two similar things, but still distinct. Let's be careful of putting up straw men.

[@dsha2006]

33:51 yes this is why/how priests integrate their sexuality as well.

[@libertasinveritas3198]

The argument against contraception is irrational. If you practice NFP and say "oh no, I won't share my body with you today, because I'm fertile" that IS utilitarian AND it prevents bonding on top of that. A couple that has children and uses it respectfully, is not sinning by using contraceptive methods which do not have an abortificiant effect. "I only love you with my body when I'm sure I won't conceive" is degrading the bonding experience. You can "use" your spouse when using NFP, just as you can with contraception. The mindset is the issue.

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[@libertasinveritas3198]

@@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute I've read Humanae Vita. I know all the arguments and have watched every video, but nothing makes it logical. People who have children usually have to abstain more than they should, because life with children is busy. There is no virtue in abstaining even further and claiming it's loving to not bond when the fertile phase comes into play. Either one is honest and says NFP is also trickery, or one allows for non-abortificient contraception.

[@robertkolinsky1286]

​​​@@libertasinveritas3198 pope pius the 12th though mentioned that," On the contrary the use of national temporal sterility, according to the doctor Ogino-knaus does not violate the natural order, as the practice described above, since conjugal relations respind to the will of the creator. When this method is used for serious reasons it is morally justified. We already spoke in our adress of October 29, 1951, not to expose the biological and medical point of view but to put an end to the conscience concerns of many Christians who used it in their conjugal life. On the other hand in his encyclical of December 31st 1930 , pius the 11th had already formulated the position of principal," Nor can it be said that those spouses are acting against the order of nature who make use of their right in the proper natural way although on account of natural reasons either of time or of certain defects, new life cannot then result". But you also making a mistake saying there is no virtue in abstaining since spouses are free to abstain by mutual consent for however long they want. Sex is not absolutely required for marriage happiness. There are other ways to bring attention to that. By showing more care and respect in every area even the little things. By prayer and fasting. Also in order for nfp to be completely free from fault at least done for a long time there must be mutual agreement among spouses, a serious reason, and due safeguard against attendant dangers.

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The opposite of love is indifference. Love is hot. Hatred is hot. Indifference is cold, freezing cold.

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