Expert: Fr. Michael - 7/29/2009

Question
Dear Father,I wonder about the duty of those who suffer from a disorder called 'fetishism' that is being sexualized by innocent objects and things that are not related to body or procreation at all! Given the fact that everybody must avoid the occasion of sin, must such people avoid the innocent and ordinary object of their disorderly desires? What if they have a spiritual fetish (feeling arousal by hearing or thinking about certain ideas and concepts)?What if it is a religion related idea or thing?

Answer
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knowledgeably guide your spiritual life.

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enhance the grace of Faith and will develop a relationship with a confessor
who can personally come to know your spiritual state and prudently guide you.