Catholic sexual ethics: complementarity and the truly human

This disputatio is an inquiry into the nature of the truly human sexual act. The authors first present and critique the types of complementarity--heterogenital, reproductive, communion, affective, and parental--that the magisterium finds in a truly human sexual act. They then suggest that heterosexual or homosexual orientation as part of a person's sexual constitution requires adding orientation complementarity to the equation. This addition yields the conclusion that holistic complementarity--an integration of orientation, personal, and biological complementarities--is a more adequate sine qua non of truly human sexual acts.
AN IMPORTANT ARTICLE recently appeared in this journal analyzing and critiquing the magisterium's argument against same-sex marriages. (1) This disputatio continues the discussion begun in that article by focusing on [...]