To be sexual doesn’t mean to be sexually active, nor does it mean that Jesus lusted after others. He is the sinless Son of God, who fully participated in the human experience. We tend to believe that unless one is having intercourse with another person, his or her sexuality is not fully manifested. But that is not true. Jesus lives the human experience to the full, connecting with others intimately, compassionately, and sacrificially. In his death and in the Eucharist, he offers his body as a gift. Jesus enters into loving union with others throughout his life and in so doing communes with the
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