How the missionary position got its name DW 11/12/2024
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"The church of course needs people to go to the church, to keep the church alive. So, the more you have children, the more you are a good Christian," said Cinzia Giorgio, teacher of women's history and the author of 'The Erotic History of Italy', which she wrote while teaching at a university linked to The Vatican. This illustrates the church's long-standing views on procreation as a means of strengthening its followers.
"Even though you will find this theory in books, in medical texts, dictionaries and research papers, it's a giant rumor. It was just taken as a gospel truth that the missionary position came from Christian missionaries. It didn't," said Kate Lister, a historian of sex and sexuality. This debunks a common misconception about the origins of the term and its connection to missionaries.
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