Papa: Sexual pleasure is a gift from God, avoid pornography

The pope made these comments during a catechese dedicated to the lustous “ ” in St Peter's Square on Wednesday.

Sexual pleasure is something to be cherished, but it is being undermined by pornography. Contentment without a relationship can generate an addiction form”, the Pope said.

We must protect love. The victory against the battle of lust could be eternal”, he added.

Francescu seemed to be responding to his conservative critics, who were angry last week after a book resurfaced with sexually detective content written decades ago by the head of Vatican doctrine.

The book, already available for sale by Víctor Manuel Fernández, a cardinal of Argentina close to Françescu, who was already known as the author of another sex book written in his youth, included a chapter describing the differences between male and female orgasms.