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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm reminded of my time in CCD. Around 7th grade, we had a year that was focused on sex ed. A member of the church who worked as an RN led the class that year. Each week, the first 10 minutes were spent on the Catholic Church's official stance on the topic at hand. The remaining hour and 20 minutes were spent on reality.

We spent a lot of time talking about birth control methods, including all of the reasons you should never trust the Catholic-approved forms of "family planning."

Abortion even came up, although she walked a pretty delicate line that week.[/quote]

That’s kind of wild.

Although I taught CCD for a few years, and it’s surprising how little instruction you get on what to teach every week.
I’m a psychiatrist and work with chronically suicidal patients who go in and out of the hospital a lot.  I did a lot of DBT and was really impressed with how meditation helped my patients.  So, I taught the CCD kids to pray the rosary and took them to the adoration chapel.  We talked a lot about how to control your mind and how to use prayer to quiet your mind.

Anyway, OP, I am sorry that you had such a difficult confession with your priest.  It’s tough to talk about sex with someone who has chosen a life of celibacy.  In theory, you and your husband would focus on the children you do have and not on your romantic life with each other.  In practice, that doesn’t typically make for a very happy home.  Most Catholics I know, even ones who go to mass multiple times a week, have a Mary statue in their garden, and have a van full of kids, end up with some kind of permanent birth control.

What does your husband say about all of this?  Did he bring it up in confession as well?  
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My husband is not Catholic. Yes, I came away feeling a bit ashamed and uncomfortable. I understand the priest is upholding the position of the church (of course) but I didn’t want to go into lots of detail about this. [/quote]

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