Q: If I’m on Facebook and a nice-looking girl “friends” me, and I open it up because she’s pretty, to check her out, is that sinful for a married man? — J.
Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC:
That’s like asking how close to a gasoline pump you should get with a lit cigarette in your mouth. It’s the wrong kind of question.
“Checking out” women on Facebook is not the best way for a husband to guard his fidelity to his wife.
Spouses ideally should be willing to stay away from those temptations that entice them toward little pleasures that can chisel away at the vows they took on their wedding day. Big falls begin with small compromises.
A better question to ask is: How can you best guard your heart for the woman you should be helping to reach heaven?
Think about praying with your wife more often. And come up with a list of things that might be more worthy of your time than Facebook. Count on my prayers.
