The problem of porn – are bishops talking about it?

VATICAN CITY
Catholic World Report

Vatican City, Oct 23, 2015 / 04:06 am (CNA).- It hasn’t gotten a lot of media coverage so far, but the rampant affects of pornography on families worldwide has sparked concern and dialogue among the synod’s bishops – particularly the Americans.

“Porn demeans the best in the male spirit. It addicts them to a kind of cheap junk food, when real women with minds and hearts, beliefs and hopes, are much more interesting,” Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia told CNA Oct. 19.

“Happiness is built on reality, with all of its warts and joys – not on illusions. Pornography is nothing but illusions.”

The Vatican’s synod on the family was opened by Pope Francis on Oct. 4, and it will run until Oct. 25. This year’s event follows the theme “The vocation and mission of the family in the Church and the modern world,” and follows 2014’s extraordinary synod on the family, which focused on pastoral challenges regarding family life.

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