The Call Girl

THE CALL GIRL He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Jn 8:5 Prostitution is perhaps the most widespread social evil of all time. Still it remains a 'taboo' subject for most moral champions and religious experts. In a world where celebrities change partners like shirts, where divorces are as often as marriages, where trading in everything from human egg to sperms is fair, where displaying your body and sex appeal is the most fashionable business, why prostitution remains a taboo? Perhaps because we are biased and prejudiced. In this well-researched book, Felix M. Podimattam provides a comprehensive, multi-dimensional picture of prostitution from its psychological, social, legal, moral and pastoral aspects. Not only does he forces the readers to look into the subject in the most objective and unbiased manner, but he also reminds us that we the unfaithful partners, lusty colleagues, ogling bystanders, fun-seeking tourists... are no less sinners. More importantly, by delving deep into the lives of call girls, he points out that they are driven by the same things as most of us money, power, luxury...material dreams. And they are our sisters in Christ who need to be redeemed. About the Author Felix Podimattam OFM Cap. is Professor of Moral i JHI | Theology at St. Francis College, Kottayam. Kerala. He did j fBHMfe his doctorate with the Alphonsian Academy, Rome under the direction of Bernard Haring, MA in Political Science from the University of Mysore, MA in Systematic HHbH Theology from the Gregorian University, Rome and postdoctoral studies in Washington DC, USA. He has authored more than 50 books on Moral Theology and Spiritual Theology. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE NATURE OF PROSTITUTION 1. Definition of Prostitution 2. Types of Prostitution Established Prostitutes Call Girls CHAPTER TWO PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF PROSTITUTION 1. The Why of Prostitution 1.1 .Reasons Why Women Become Prostitutes Economic Reasons Disorganised Home Life The Call of Adventure Romantic Attraction Satisfaction of Various Neurotic Needs Gender Discrimination The Biological Factor of Prostitution The Ci viiisational Value of Prostitution The Vested Interests Other Reasons 1.2. Reasons Why Men Patronise Prostitutes 2. Psychology of the Prostitute 2.!. Call Girls' Attitude towards Sex Trade 2.2. What Prostitutes Think of Clients 2.3. Do Prostitutes Derive Sexual Pleasure 2.4. Do Prostitutes Want to be Rescued 2.5. What Prostitutes Do to Please Clients 2.6. How "Madams" Lure Call Girls 2.7. The Developmental Career of a Prostitute 2.8. Social and Personal Life-Style of the Prostitute Social Life and Relationships Boyfriends Personal Life-Style Personality Characteristics Temperament Fears and Worries 3. Psychology of the Client CHAPTER THREE SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF PROSTITUTION 1. Prostitution around the World 2. Prostitution in India 3. Call Girls in India 4. The Social Position of the Prostitute 5. The Indian Male's Attitude towards Women CHAPTER FOUR MORAL DIMENSIONS OF PROSTITUTION 1. Objective Morality of Prostituti on 1.1. Sexual Intercourse as Creative of a Mysterious. Unique "One Flesh" Bond 1.2. Sexual Intercourse as a "Life-Uniting Act" 1.3. Sexual Intercourse and Fidelity as Inseparable 1.4. Sexual Intercourse as Pointing to Permanency 1.5. The Wrongness of Viewing Sex .as a Mere Instinct 1.6. The Unfairness of Presenting Sex as a Mere Economic Item ! 7. Prostitution as an Act below Human Dignity CHAPTER FIVE LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF PROSTITUTION 1 Should Prostitution be Banned? Limitations of Law 2' Should Prostitution be Legalised? CHAPTER SIX PASTORAL DIMENSIONS OF PROSTITUTION 1. Pastoral Ministry to Prostitutes 2. A More Lenient Policy regarding Masturbation 155 2.1. Toleration of Masturbation for Responsible Men 2.1.1. Masturbation and Person-Centred Morality 2.1.2. The Principle of Nullifying Right or Obligation 160 Distinction Between the Human Act and the Moral Act 160 Notion of Moral Value Notion of Support of Moral Value No Human Act Is a Specific Moral Act Relativity of the Human Act Distinction between Intrinsically Evil Acts and Basically Evil Acts Absoluteness of Intrinsically Evil Acts . Relativity of Basically Evil Acts Practical Application to Conflict Situations A Re-interpretation of the Principle: The End Cannot Justify the Means Not Every Self-induced Sexual Relief Is Necessarily Masturbation 2.2. Counseling of Masturbation as the Lesser Evil for Irresponsible Men 3. Cultivation of Compassion for the Prostitute 4. Recognition of Full and Equal Dignity of Women 5. Other Reflections CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTE INDEX