âHe plunged it into my heart several times, all the way to my entrails. When he drew it out, he seemed to draw them out, as well, leaving me all on fire with love for God.â - st teresa of avila, doctor of the church
multiple nuns including another doctor of the church, catherine of siena, were devoted to christâs foreskin
âBoth his wounds and her breasts were open./The wounds poured forth./The breasts flowed./The show was invigorated and completely restored/As her poured the sparkling red wine/Into her red mouth. - from âthe flowing light of the Godheadâ by mechthild of magdeberg, 13th century catholic beguine and resident of the abbey at helfta (later used formatively by preeminent jesuit scholar hans urs von balthasar in his seminal work the glory of the lord, and incidentally wrote about the natural eros- yes! that means erotic- desire of the soul for God)Â
âAfter that he came to me, took me entirely in his arms, and pressed me to him; and all my members felt his full felicity, in accordance with the desire of my heart and my humanity. So I was outwardly satisfied and transported. - vision 7 of hadewijch of brabant, 13th century beguine
âLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouthâ for your love is more delightful than wine.â - song of songs 1:2
âThey pierced his hands and his feet, the gored his side with a lance, and through these fissures I can suck honey from the rock and oil from the flinty stone- I can taste, and see that the Lord is sweet.â - bernard of clairvaux, who wrote extensively about the breasts of Christ and of Mary
and finally, just to emphasize my point:
âWhen a woman is making love with a man, a sense of heat in her brain, which brings with it sensual delight, communicates the taste of that delight during the act and summons forth the emission of the manâs seed. And when the seed has fallen into its place, that vehement heat descending from her brain draws the seed to itself and holds it, and soon the womanâs sexual organs contract, and all the parts that are ready to open up during the time of menstruation now close, in the same way as a strong man can hold something enclosed in his fist.â -hildegard von bingen, yet another doctor of the church, on the importance of female orgasm.
donât come onto my post and use words you donât mean because you think a sense of shame around human desire and human sexuality is necessary to be a good christian. and try listening to our shared redeemer and not judge people, for how you judge so will you be judged as he tells us in matthew 7:1.Â
