Theology of the Body In One Hour Quotes

“The woman is seen as the seductress, the occasion of sin. But in John Paul’s mind, lust is a problem of the heart, not the body. Blaming the body for lust is a loophole to avoid the true issue: our hearts.104 If every woman clothed herself from head to toe, lust would remain. Put differently, a thief does not become a philanthropist when jewels are locked away. The cause of theft is not the jewels in the window of the store but the greed in the heart of the robber.”
― Jason Evert, Theology of the Body In One Hour

“We ought to be moved to choose the good not simply through a cold and gritty decision driven by our intellect or our will, but also by our heart.”
― Jason Evert, Theology of the Body In One Hour

“Because of this, the original couple would have looked at each other with the 'peace of the interior gaze.' Women, in particular, perceive when they are being viewed merely as an object for another person's gratification. When a woman senses lust in the heart of a man, she feels a restless vulnerability and even resentment. One expert on the female brain noted that a woman's sexual pleasure is greatest 'only if the amygdala - the fear and anxiety center of the brain - has been deactivated.”
― Jason Evert, Theology of the Body In One Hour

“we sometimes become so attached to our sinful habits that we normalize our brokenness and gradually identify with it. We assume lust is “natural,” sin is “human,” and God “made us this way.” As a result, many believe that the Church is out of touch with reality by expecting anything different from humanity. But if we question the power of redemption, we’re the ones disconnected from the reality of what it means to be made in the image and likeness of God.”
― Jason Evert, Theology of the Body In One Hour

“Purity is not about seeing less of the body, but about seeing more of the person.”
― Jason Evert, Theology of the Body In One Hour

“Pope Benedict XVI wrote, “It is therefore the vocation to love that makes the human person an authentic image of God: man and woman come to resemble God to the extent that they become loving people.”28”
― Jason Evert, Theology of the Body In One Hour