This philosophy persisted down through the centuries and was elaborated on by various Catholic theologians. * The logical outgrowth of this teaching, however, was the idea that sexual pleasure as an end in itself is sinful and, consequently, that sexual relations that exclude the possibility of procreation are immoral.
* No šīs mācības izrietēja secinājums, ka nodoties seksuālai baudai pašas baudas pēc ir grēks un līdz ar to seksuālas attiecības, kurās ir novērsta iespēja ieņemt bērnu, ir amorālas.