Most Christians fail to live up to their own theology, however the thing itself is beautiful. In Catholic terms, lust is precisely the desire to have or use the

Most Christians fail to live up to their own theology, however the thing itself is beautiful. In Catholic terms, lust is precisely the desire to have or use the other apart from love. In theological terms an 'evil' is always a privation -- a lack of good and in this case a lack of love. It is a reduction or removal of some vital piece. Just as a healthy garden has many necessary parts: soil, light, water, protection, seed, etc. healthy sex should have all of the following: Love, stability (via Marriage), openness to the possibility of creating life, be unitive psychologically and spiritually, desire the good of the other above self, pleasure, and a sacred character. Lust undoes most of that leaving only pleasure intact. Lust is about taking. Love is about giving. Appetite placed above the good of the other is disordered (ie: an improper ordering of priorities).