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By Karen Lebacqz
Karen Lebacqz and Ronald Barton study the present of sexuality relating to the parish and the dynamics of sexual wish and temptation. integrated during this publication are the expreiences of a pastor who didn't set applicable limits; explainations of ways the pastoral position impacts sexual touch among pastor and parishioner; feedback for a framework of moral research; an exam of questions for girls in ministry, unmarried pastors, and pastors who're homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual; and a evaluation of moral matters on the topic of people who hold duties for the buildings of ministerial practice.
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A number of factors suggest that pastors are so caught. " 5 That is, addiction is not simply a problem of some individuals. Society is permeated with addictive patterns and behavior. "6 In other words, many if not most people are addictive, and pastors are not immune. Second, pastors are part of the "helping professions," and the helping professions attract people who are particularly prone to some co-dependent characteristics. 7 Indeed, many people enter the helping professions in order to continue taking care of others.
In this chapter we have looked at how the "typical" pastor sets limits to sexual contact with parishioners. Most pastors experience sexual attraction to at least some parishioners during their time in ministry. Pastors who are attracted to parishioners but do not wish to act on that attraction use a range of resources to help them avoid contact when they deem it inappropriate. While some suggest that they are not sure they have handled attraction well in the past or that they may not always handle it well in the future, most pastors seem to feel that they have this issue well controlled.
He served a church during his seminary years and did not get sexually involved with women in that church. Many situational factors may have contributed to his noninvolvement. In the early years of his marriage there was perhaps more hope for the marriage. As indicated above, happiness and sexual fulfillment in the pastor's marriage may be an important factor in determining whether the pastor will yield to temptation. Robert's marriage was not fulfilling for him, and the stresses of his marriage may have been a significant factor in his later pattern of having affairs with women in the church.