title: Sodomy in ecclesiastical law and theory.
abstract: In the 13th century, sodomy, which was classified among the various sins against mature, was regarded as a primarily clerical vice. In both systematic theology and canon law, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was considered the just punishment for a sin that violated the natural procreative function of sexuality, was contrary to right reason and the natural order, and denied God's injunction to increase and multiply.
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D049691:History, Medieval; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D012071:Religion and Sex