Bishop Loverde's new pastoral focuses on 'evil of pornography'

Published: 2006-12-01

ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) -- The "evil of pornography" has spread like a plague throughout the culture thanks to mainstream entertainment and threatens the fabric of society far beyond the boundaries of church and school, said Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde in a new pastoral letter. "This plague stalks the souls of men, women and children, ravages the bonds of marriage and victimizes the most innocent among us," the bishop said. "It obscures and destroys people's ability to see one another as unique and beautiful expressions of God's creation, instead darkening their vision, causing them to view others as objects to be used and manipulated. "Today, perhaps more so than at any time previously, man finds his gift of sight and therefore his vision of God distorted by the evil of pornography," he said. Bishop Loverde's pastoral letter is titled "Bought With a Price: Pornography and the Attack on the Living Temple of God." The full text can be found online at www.arlingtondiocese.org.

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