As we know, Rick Santorum is obsessed with sex. Specifically he believes that the sexual pleasures of other people are his business.
Where does this desire to control the sexual activities of others come from? Controlling the sex lives of others is itself a sexual thrill in itself for some people. Consider the following:
This is a cilice which can be yours for a mere $130. It is worn with the spikes inward to 'mortify the flesh'. The supplier has two pages of pictures of similar merchandise including hair shirts and 'the discipline':
You can even buy a book to keep all your toys in:
The style of photography used is essentially the same as you will see on this site or this one. Its the same sensuously narrow depth of field used for romantic portraits, pornography and erotic merchandise ranging from food to dildos. The photographer clearly understood the essential nature of the goods on offer.
Santorum denies being an actual member of Opus Dei, the Catholic cult whose members are required to use these devices every day. But he is a supporter and sent two of his boys to an Opus Dei school.
Now I am the last person to condemn a person for what they do in bed or in their basement. The members of Opus Dei are all consenting adults and if they want to flagellate themselves for Jesus that is their business. But they don't get to lecture the rest of us on sexual morality, nor does the church that sanctions this organization, nor does Rick Santorum.
In George Orwell's 1984, Julia sums up the party: "All this marching up and down and cheering and waving flags is simpIy sex gone sour." The same can be said of the Catholic church.
Update: link is fixed.
