A slut is a woman with the morals of a man

" 17. Responsible men can become more deeply convinced of the truth of the doctrine laid down by the Church on this issue if they reflect on the consequences of methods and plans for artificial birth control. Let them first consider how easily this course of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards. Not much experience is needed to be fully aware of human weakness and to understand that human beings—and especially the young, who are so exposed to temptation—need incentives to keep the moral law, and it is an evil thing to make it easy for them to break that law. Another effect that gives cause for alarm is that a man who grows accustomed to the use of contraceptive methods may forget the reverence due to a woman, and, disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires, no longer considering her as his partner whom he should surround with care and affection."

      From this I will be looking at what we talked about in class, that taking birth control pills can change how we view sex and how that changes our morals. I believe that contraceptives have changed both gender's views on sex. My opinion on sex is that it is just sex. I do not believe that it holds more meaning than a means to derive pleasure from. I still believe though that sex without the use of contraceptives is only for those in a relationship looking to have children. 

     In this short passage above the pope says that contraceptives have lowered moral standards and basically states that we don't take sex as seriously as we used to. And I agree however, I am okay with that, I don't think it should be as secretive and hidden as it is/was. One thing I disagree on is the statement made above on how men forget "... reverence due to a woman, and , disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires..." I think that this depends on the culture that you are in. In our culture we are focused on equality and I think that condoms and the pill give women a choice in sex and makes it more equal. There are plenty of women out there that are looking for a sexual release, like when I was at Phi Psi this weekend I saw plenty of women out looking for sexual releases, as well as men. So the pope's one sided argument I think that it is wrong, looking at what we said in class, someone said something about "sluts" taking contraceptives, my argument to that is that there is no such thing as a true "slut". My friend the other day had this great quote "slut= a woman with the morals of a man"