I've always thought that John Patrick Shanley's under-appreciated film, Joe vs. the Volcano, had a most excellent grasp of the Catholic understanding of sexuality & marriage. Joe starts the film out losing his soul. A man with an unraveled soul can't love a woman nuptially (wholly). He can seek solace from loneliness (Joe and Deedee), he can be honorable with a wrecked-up flibbertygibbet (Patricia). But only when his soul is healed can he give and receive love that will last a lifetime of unknowns. Disclaimer: I don't own Joe, the Volcano, or any part of this movie, and I exercise fair use laws in uploading a short excerpt for the purposes of explicating a theme (marriage and sexuality).

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