Quote Originally Posted by cheeseburger
I think, 'the point' is that the catholic church is against the idea of having sex for any other reason than to have kids, or start a family.

I'm a little confused as to how you quickly drew the conclusion that this is about 'power'.
I kind of agree with Alex. The Church (Rome) does like to control many aspects of our daily life, not just how or for what reason we indulge in sex. Since most people do indulge in sex one way or another it has always been a hot topic with the Church for as long as I can remember. Telling us what birth control methods are OK and what sexual activities are taboo, to me, is a form of control which is just another way of saying the Church is exercising power over us.