Is Human Sexuality Human and Personal?

Abstract

The paper strives to contribute to an understanding of human sexuality chiefly from the perspective of the Belgian moral theologian Servais Pinckaers who endeavours to follow Aquinas’ thought and is in line with the most recent documents of the Magisterium. The first and second sections contribute to a more accurate interpretation of the »animal« and »natural« dimension of human sexuality in highlighting that human sexuality indeed has both an animal and natural dimension, but that it must not be reduced to any sort of animal sexuality or nature which would not be a singular and unique human nature. The third and most important section of the article strives to point out the human and personal dimension of sexuality as being that without which human sexuality is inconceivable, or rather, as that which gives human sexuality its particular, proper and inalienable anthropological value. And finally, the reflection permeating the article indirectly points to the supernatural dimension of human sexuality.