Restoring Trust
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“Those who refuse to forgive become prisoners of the past.”– Pope Saint John Paul II Discovering a pornography addiction is traumatic – but knowing about it is necessary for true healing and recovery to begin. In Restoring Trust , licensed clinical therapist Peter C. Kleponis, Ph.D., SATP-C, co-founder of IntegrityRestored.com and creater of the Integrity Starts Here! recovery program, provides an authentically Catholic approach to understanding and recovering from pornography addiction – whether you, your spouse, or both are addicted. Drawing on real-life case studies, teachings of the Church, and Scripture, this book will show you how healing, recovery, and restoration are possible for each of you personally and for your marriage. Past mistakes and hurts, no matter how deep, do not have to rule your future. With the right tools, and relying on God’s grace, you can restore trust in your relationship and achieve lasting freedom.
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“As a pastor in the 1980s I was exposed to heartbreaking stories of marriages traumatized by pornography. I confess, I wasn’t especially competent to counsel. Then came the internet, followed by social media and the tragedy has grown exponentially. But where sin abounds, grace abounds the more. Today Dr. Peter Kleponis has a word and a way of hope for couples whose marriages have been damaged to the breaking point by pornography. Peter charts the damage, examines criteria to determine addiction, highlights the trauma of betrayal, dealing with slips and the reality that intimacy can be restored. If there is a more thorough, more hopeful book on this tragically relevant problem, I don’t know it. If your church offers Bible studies, it also needs to offer help and healing to couples wounded by pornography. Every pastoral and small group leader should know this book. Every church should have it available for members with a simple phone call to the pastor. Thank God that no disease runs so deep that He doesn’t run deeper still.”
— Al Kresta, President and CEO of Ave Maria radio, radio host, author
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As pastors of the Catholic Church, we offer this statement to give a word of hope and healing to those who have been harmed by pornography and to raise awareness of its pervasiveness and harms. In the confessional and in our daily ministry and work with families, we have seen the corrosive damage caused by pornography — children whose innocence is stolen; men and women who feel great guilt and shame for viewing pornography occasionally or habitually; spouses who feel betrayed and traumatized; and men, women and children exploited by the pornography industry. While the production and use of pornography has always been a problem, in recent years its impact has grown exponentially, in large part due to the internet and mobile technology. Some have even described it as a public health crisis. Everyone, in some way, is affected by increased pornography use in society. We all suffer negative consequences from its distorted view of the human person and sexuality. As bishops, we are called to proclaim anew the abundant mercy and healing of God found in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and through his Church.16
God and his Church are ready to help those who struggle with pornography addiction or are affected by it. Clergy and many who work within the Church are here to help through support, prayer, sacraments, and spiritual direction. They may also be able to direct you to needed resources, such as counselors and recovery groups. Do not be afraid to take your struggles to the Church. There are pastors, priests, deacons, religious, and pastoral ministers who can guide you to the right resources for healing and recovery. The Church truly is a field hospital for those who are hurting.
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