Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Catholic Nudism, the USCCB, and Bid to ‘Eradicate’ Evil
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By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture, July 13, 2020
If one dares to search the internet, it may be possible to find twenty-year-old reports of Catholic nudism. The practice never got much coverage, although the proponents claimed to derive their ideas from Pope John Paul II’s innovative “theology of the body.”
In a series of Wednesday addresses back in the 1980s, Pope John Paul II expounded upon the sacramental meaning of the human body, including human sexuality. His thought spawned the John Paul II Institutes in Rome and Washington, DC. Many of our priests studied at these impressively orthodox institutions and, today, provide hope for a Catholic restoration in a generation or two.
Unfortunately, without vigilance, every good thing can be undermined and perverted with hubris and lust. ….
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