Question 297 – Can you help me determine if there are any modernist heresies in John Paul II’s Theology of the Body? I feel uneasy about it.

Interview Organization: The Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima
Interviewer Name: Christopher Wendt
Date: September 13, 2024
Conjugal life should be oriented toward God. While there’s no heresy in John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, some parts delve too deeply into specifics, which should not be publicly discussed by clergy. These delicate matters should be approached with respect and reverence, as Church tradition suggests.
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Transcript:

They orient their conjugal life toward God. So, I think it is important to emphasize this. However, there is no heresy in the theology of the body of John Paul II. Perhaps, at times, in certain parts of his theology of the body, it becomes too concrete, delving too deeply into specifics, which I think should not be done publicly by a priest or a pope on these matters. These issues are very delicate, and a conjugal relationship should be discussed in a more reverent way, not so publicly. This is my opinion. It was also the common tradition of the Church that priests and bishops did not speak too concretely or openly about these very delicate matters, because this mystery is, in fact, a mystery, and we must approach it with respect and treat it with great reverence. So, I think some people may find it strange that, in the Theology of the Body, some aspects are too concrete. It should not be done publicly.