The article by Richard Sparks shed light on some new ideas and discussed some things that I was already aware of. For instance, I already knew that the act of sexual intercourse and sexuality itself are considered gifts, which both require a great deal of responsibility.  Additionally, I was aware that the Church looks down upon pre-martial and outside-of-marriage sex.  However, I was not aware that the Church advises against using birth control. I feel as though this is something that should be changed. Not everyone who is married wants to have children and should have the option to not procreate. I also believe that their policies on reproductive processes, such as in vitro fertilization and surrogate motherhood, should definitely be altered. It does not seem fair to married couples that would like to have children, but physically cannot. Counseling and therapy is not a good enough alternative for couples that wish to bear and raise a child or children. Finally, I was not aware of the church's policies regarding homosexuals. The article states that a person may have a homosexual orientation, but cannot act upon this orientation sexually. Acting sexually with a person of the same sex in considered morally wrong.