There are religious leaders who express their concern that masturbation can hide repressed anger and lessen spousal intimacy.
Jessica Steinmetz: "Catholicism teaches that masturbation is a sin. Any sexual action that does not lead to an opportunity of creation of a human life and is outside the union of marriage is considered a sin."
Source: Catholicism.about.comRabbi Boteach: "Masturbation in a marriage is very destructive, because it leads to the marital partners losing their sexual steam without it bringing them closer. The strongest human need is our sexual needs. This should be used to our advantage in marriage."
Source: Judaism.about.comPastor Paul: "...the Catholic Church has interpreted certain Scripture passages as a divine prohibition against masturbation and has backed its belief up with church teaching. Mormons also think it a sin. And the practice is widely condemned by evangelical Christians. At the same time, many Christian groups consider masturbation to be a harmless activity and not inherently sinful."
Source: BeliefNet.com
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