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human
From a religious/spiritual perspective, what is the purpose of creating bonds and relationships with the opposite sex? As a spiritual being with the purpose of cultivating one's soul towards redemption and saving one's soul from sin, and reaching heaven, I there a purpose or a saving grave from forming a bond with a woman?
I ask because I had an argument today with somebody on this topic, and they said that causing the opposite sex bodily pleasure is a sin. I don't entirely disagree because everything carnal and concerning the base worldly pleasures is lowering, but at the same time, if causing the opposite sex pleasure and seeking pleasure from one another is a sin, then what is the purpose?
>having children
Are you supposed to have countless children with someone you don't seek pleasure from, towards which you ultimately will have no attachment, just for its own sake? Have children, raise them to adulthood and die?

As a spiritual entity seeking the redemption of your soul, how does that even sound?
gpt
it is to have children.

just as our appetites encourage us to keep ourselves fed, our sexual appetites encourage us to procreate and continue the human race.

>why?

because God is not yet satisfied with the number of souls in Heaven. when the final soul enters the true Church, Jesus will return, ending the world..

you seem pretty smart OP, so I want to direct you to vaticancatholic (dot) coooom and their eponymous youtube channel for information about how to save your soul (join the true Church and avoid mortal sin).
human
Not OP, but I'm looking at the site and I notice it condemns the present Pope and Vatican II.
My question is how do you determine the proper apostolic succession? If the present Pope is an Antipope by way of his actions, then how can one continue to support the legitimacy of previous evil or heretical Popes such as Alexander VI? Or, conversely, if one does not support their legitimacy then how can one establish a legitimate line of succession from Saint Peter?