Thursday, May 22, 2008

Bread, Water and Abstinence

penance varied in the early Church, depending on the offense.
Examples cited today by Andrew Sullivan, a gay, Catholic Obama-supporting conservative:

Tony Perrottet studies the Church's ban on certain sexual positions during the middle ages. A guide to theocon heaven:

The handbooks listed recommended penance of bread, water, and abstinence for exotic congress. A consensus on the punishments included the following:

Dorsal sex (woman on top): three years
Lateral, seated, standing: 40 days
Coitus retro — rear entry: 40 days

For more, go here.

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