Desviaciones de la sexualidad. Parafilias y transexualismo en las causas de nulidad matrimonial canónica.

This paper explores the meaning of sexuality from the perspective of Christian anthropology, encompassing the definition of different sexual disorders. The focus is on paraphilia and transsexualism, two sexual dysfunctions that receive relatively little attention in canon law, especially as regards their potential impact on marriage capacity and marriage nullity. The discussion draws on the diagnoses outlined in the DSM-IV-TR and the ICD. The characteristics common to the most significant paraphilia (fetishism, paedophilia, sadism, masochism, transvestism) are described, as well as their bearing on marriage capacity. The anthropological features of transsexualism and their impact on marriage are likewise addressed. Finally, the endeavour to reassess sexual disorders as normal is discussed. The argument underscores the fact that such dysfunctions cannot be sued to justify new models of marriage and family life; rather, in light of the teaching of the Magisterium and natural law, the true meaning of marriage and the family must be upheld and taught. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]