Too commonly sex does not have the dignity of a sacramental event because sex is thought to be the means of the search for self rather than the expression and communication of one who has already found himself, and is free from resort to sex in the frantic pursuit of his own identity. William Stringfellow
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Too commonly sex does not have the dignity of a sacramental event because sex is thought to be the means of the search for self rather than the expression and communication of one who has already found himself, and is free from resort to sex in the frantic pursuit of his own identity. When people are sexually involved with someone they are not in love with, they are doing it to find themselves. There are also those who are addicted to sex, which leads to them doing it even when they aren’t in love or attracted to their partner. Sex, as a result, becomes a place where people seek themselves.

Source: Instead Of Death: New And Expanded Edition

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