In closing, I need to add some comments about the typical convoluted Christian "reasoning" which is used to discourage masturbation. From my observation, the Catholic and Mormon leaders seem to have the most vocal and public objection to masturbation. In most Protestant denominations or independent churches opposition to masturbation is expressed quietly in counseling sessions or, from the pulpit, it is just lumped in with all the other things that are termed as the "sins of the flesh."

It's amusing to note that one Pentecostal preacher—Jimmy Swaggart—was caught a few years back with his own pants down, masturbating in front of a naked prostitute while she was doing "nasty" things for the evangelist. I'm sure his oozing cock is only the tip of the church's iceberg. Also, I think that it is plausible that if celibate priests were told it was all right to jerk off they might be less inclined to seduce alter boys and choir girls (a problem which is becoming increasingly difficult for the church).

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