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today he is on a good job with the Central Government. The first major shift from the written word to the visual came on a massive scale with the advent of movies that were at first watched in theatres. The next change occurred in the name of home entertainment as video tapes and CDs came into circulation. Viewing steamy scenes at home slowly gained acceptance. Watching an adult movie ‘sexplosion’. Today it is cricket plus skimpily-clad cheer girls. A news cast is laced with commercial breaks to gratify the voyeur in us. Unfortunately we are not aware of the danger we are exposing our society to. As we keep watching scenes with high sexual contents they brew some tension in our minds; naturally this tension seeks release somewhere. With that ‘visual drunkenness’ humans lose sight of their discerning capacity. They tend to grab anyone whom they can get hold of at that time. The evil action that follows can take place anywhere any time. Helpless little girls are the latest victims. Media sees big
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matter. Personal discipline on what to watch has to be maintained. As priests and religious we need to keep in mind that we are not angels and can easily fall into the trap of sexuality in the various media as anybody else. If we are not alert the charge of being perpetrators of pedophilia can be brought down on us considerably. It is my wish that people discuss this issue openly in family circles and that levelheaded senior priests, bishops and major superiors address this issue, at common gatherings at diocesan and provincial levels.
Sexplosion - The Sins of Our Times
By Fr. Anto Poruthur listen to such news items in which some of the victims are even killed?. What is happening to us? Shouldn’t an alarm bell ring in the human society? Until the arrival of visual media exposure to information on sexuality on a large scale was limited to print medium. A literary giant like William Shakespeare (1564-1616) in his plays though presented romantic characters never brought in the element of crude sexuality, as is happening now. Even the famous novelist D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) had set certain limit to sexual contents in his writings. Harold Robins (1916-1997) is considered to be the one who introduced soft pornography into his novels. A Sexual image tickling the imagination in the written form pales into a shadow in comparison to what is presented to us through visual medium. The impact it leaves on our minds is much stronger. Take the case of Joe (name changed) whom I knew from my days in Nairobi. This adolescent got interested in watching late night movies with adult content, with the arrival of cable TV. One night after watching the adult movies the teenager got so excited he tried to have sex with his younger sister who was sleeping on a couch in the living room. The girl somehow managed to wriggle out. But the boy felt so very ashamed and guilty of what he had done that he had a mental breakdown. Thank God, he respon FVBvV??F?7?6??G&?2G&VF?V?B?@??v2????&R6??6?FW&VB&?rFV????R?bF?Rw&VFW7B??FW&???fV?F???2?F?R??FW&?WB?2'&?Vv?B&?WBV?&V6VFV?FVB6??vW2???V???fR??B?2ffV7F??rWfW'?7?W&R?b?V??( ??????76???'?????rg&??WW&?Rv?&???r??V7Bg&?6&V6V?F?&V6V?fVB???f?FF???F?f?6?B??26?V?G'???6W'f??r2f?6"?b&?6???w&VB'&?F???F?W???F?W&Rv2??F6???b6F???2&?W7B?2F?6??72?"F?R'B??6??6V?V'&F?????F?B6?V?G'??V66?W6?7F?6?WF??&?G??2F?6W'F?g?F?BF?Rf?6?F?"?2??B&?6?f?"6???G&V????F?R&W6V?B66RF??2?W&F?Rv2?6??fW&6??R2F?R??6??&F??'??77VVBF?R?WGFW"???F?R&W6V?B66RF??2?W&F?Rv2?fW&6??R2F?R6&F??????????VR?b?V???77VVBF?R?WGFW"?6F???2&?W7G2?F?Rv?&?B?fW"&RF?W6RF?2&W6V?FVB2f?????3???GV?v??r??VF?????B7V6??F?W"7&??W2?'WB????BF?R&W6V?BvV?W&?66V?&?????W"6?6?WG??F?R7FR?b&W2&V??r6???GFVB???GF?R?????6V?Bv?&?2?bf?W"?"f?fR?V'26??V?B??RW26?BW?BF?????f?"??&?v?B???FVBW'6???B?26?6?V???rF???7F?f?G??W6W'2&R&??&&FVBv?F??&??w&??( 2??B2vV??2?&B?6?&R( 2??F?RF??R?WfV?F?RfF?6?vV'6?FRv2??6R?6?VB??F??B?&?f?7V???vR7WW&???6VB???v??RF?R??W'f6?fR&V6??b?&??w&???F?R??W&??r?FF?7F?fR66?G??b?B?2?&BF?&W6?7B??r??W'26?GF??r???Vv?6?GW&W2F???fR&VV?6Vv?B??6?W&66W76??r?&??FW&????F?V?"??&??R???W2??'&?VB6?W?W2F??&R6Vv?BW??F??2vV"?v?BF?W2F?R&W6V?B6?GVF???FV??W3?F??6Rv??&R??F?V?"c2?Bs2v???F?BF?B?fW"F?R?V'2F?W&R?2&VV????7&V6R?b6W?V?7F??VƒB?V7B'?CW&6V?B??W2F?W&R?2?W???6????b6W?V?G????W"F??W2??B6?V?B&R??V@??# ??D?R4TTB?d??#R????r??TŒ#0??( ???6?'&W7??FVBf?R?????B?Bv2v??Bv???r?'WB7VFFV?????VF?6VW2&?r???W???F??2v???R'W6??W72???FW&?WB&?f?FW"6????W2?fRF?GFVBF?BF?R???( ?26?&R?bF?V?"&WfV?VR?267'VVBg&???&??w&???F?W?v???6??F??VRF?V?6?&RwV??&?RV??R????W???F??2v???R'W6??W72???FW&?WB&?f?FW"6????W2?fRF?GFVBF?BF?R???( ?26?&R?bF?V?"&WfV?VR?267'VVBg&???&??w&??????W???W2?&Rv?F?W?v???6??F??VRF?V?6?&RwV??&?RV??R?6?v?B6???vRF???WBW2vWB&6?F?F?R&6?72?vR?fRF?6???v?VFvRF?B?fW"F?R?V'2F?W&R?26??V6??b??7&V6R??6W?V?7F??Vƒ??v?BvR?V"?&VB?Bf?Wr?F?W&R?2F?&R??v??W'B??F??2#0??D?R4TTB?d??#R????r??TŒ#0??