They gave themselves to each other and made that gift physical through their bodies. Sex is private because it is sacred, good and holy. God created sex. When we take it outside that relationship, we cheat ourselves. During sex, she said, women release hormones causing them to become vulnerable and forgetful and developing in them strong emotional attachments to their partners.
Men produce different hormones which kick in an increased sense of responsibility.
These reactions are good for marriage, she continued, and damaging to the unmarried. Bonacci urged teens to begin or to continue living chaste lives and, if experiencing ongoing dark feelings which could indicate clinical depression, to go to confession or talk to someone. Monica Raus, a member of St. Ann's Church, Marietta, hosted the girls-only session and advised the youth to only show affection in ways which Jesus would approve. Our body is the temple of God. Hold onto Bible verses.