Polish priest publishes sex manual

By Lucy Halfhead  on Thursday 14 May 2009

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A Polish priest has raised eyebrows with the publication of sex manual that advises couples to have a ‘saucy and fantasy packed’ love life.
 
In ‘Sex as you don't know it: For married couples who love God’, which has been described in Poland as a ‘Catholic Kama Sutra’, Father Ksawery Knotz goes against the traditional attitudes of the church towards sex.

The Franciscan friar has few qualms about going into graphic detail about how married couples can spice up their sex lives.
 
‘Every act - a type of caress, a sexual position - with the goal of arousal is permitted and pleases God. During sexual intercourse, couples can show their love in every way, can offer one another the most sought after caresses,’ he writes, before going on to refer to explicit sexual acts beyond that required simply for procreation.

Sex in marriage, Father Knotz explains, should not be boring but ‘saucy, surprising and fantasy packed’.

Available through one of Poland's biggest retail chains, the book, which has the backing of the Catholic Church in Poland, has become something of hit, with the publishers already contemplating a reprint. Stating his reasons for writing the book, Father Knotz said that there was a need to address issues such as sex, which in the past the Catholic Church may have considered taboo.

He added that he also wanted to get away from the staid attitude that many in the Church have towards sex.

‘I compare sex to a football match,’ he said. ‘There are rules, for example you can't foul or kick the ball out. However, what goes on on the pitch may involve matches of different standards, different leagues. There can be fantastic matches as well as boring ones.’

While some Poles have questioned the competency of a celibate monk who lives in monastery to write about sex, Father Knotz remains unfazed. He said that his experience comes from listening to married couples talk about sex, and he has run a website giving sexual advice in both Polish and English for almost a year.

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