Pornography
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“There is no dignity when the human dimension is eliminated from the person. In short, the problem with pornography is not that it shows too much of the person, but that it shows far too little.” St. John Paul II
Welcome to this resource page for those who are suffering the effects of pornography, and for those who wish to help others.From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website – Pornography
This site gives an overview of the destructiveness of pornography and also gives the following links to talks from the 2013 NACFLM conference:
Patrick Trueman, President and CEO of Morality in the Media
“The Pornography Pandemic: A Message to Catholics”
Part One, Part TwoBruce and Jeanne Hanneman, Founders of Elizabeth Ministry International
“Reclaim Sexual Health – Combining Science and Spirituality to Overcome Pornography”
Part One, Part TwoPeter C. Klaponis, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
“Fighting Porn in Our Culture…and Winning!”
Part One, Part TwoFrom the USCCB – “Create in Me a Clean Heart” A Pastoral Response to Pornography (2015)
USCCB’s “For Your Marriage” site – Pornography
This site overviews porn addition in marriages and offers links to church teaching on chastity and pornography.
Integrity Restored
The mission at Integrity Restored is to help restore the integrity of individuals, spouses, and families that have been affected by pornography and pornography addiction. Integrity Restored provides education, training, encouragement, and resources to break free from pornography, heal relationships, and to assist parents in preventing and responding to pornography exposure which is so devastating in the lives of our children. They are also a resource that trains and helps clergy in assisting families at the parish level, so that the domestic church truly becomes what it is, the human space in which we encounter Christ.
The Institute for Marital Healing
This page of the site offers assistance to those who have or those who have family suffering from addictive disorders.
Includes a 5 step approach to removing pornography from your life, articles, encouragement and more.
RECLAiM Sexual Health offers a science-based, Catholic Online Recovery Program and other resources for those who desire to reclaim God’s plan for their lives and the lives of loved ones impacted by pornography or other unhealthy sexual behaviors.
Internet Filtering and Accountability software. In addition to the accountability software, this site offers free resources on the dangers of pornography
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