Most of them were married fathers who attended church and worked hard. The Sexual Man does not address in any depth sexual perversions or deviations except to clarify what is considered to be normal. One day, one of our secretaries in Pastoral Ministries mentioned to me that she had received five calls that morning from pastors on the issue of pornography. Initially, I thought the callers were looking for counseling aids, but I soon discovered that they themselves were hooked. One had been struggling with the temptations for more than 20 years.
Sexual addiction is a major problem in the ministry.
At Focus on the Family, we surmise that as many as one in five pastors have a problem in the area of pornography. Research in The Sexual Man shows that 15.5 percent of married men who are not clergy and 6.8 percent of married clergy continue to masturbate to pornography. From his research, Dr. Hart concludes that sex has become dehumanized. In many circles, it is no longer regarded as an act between loving, responsible couples. Sex has become a sport.