Priest’s sex guide a hit in Poland

The new book "Sex as you don’t know it: for married couples who love God," written by a franciscan friar named Ksawery Knotz is flying off the bookshelves in Poland, selling out its initial print run within weeks. While Knotz’s message, that even godly married couples should enjoy sex, is all fine and good and ...

By , a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.

The new book "Sex as you don't know it: for married couples who love God," written by a franciscan friar named Ksawery Knotz is flying off the bookshelves in Poland, selling out its initial print run within weeks. While Knotz's message, that even godly married couples should enjoy sex, is all fine and good and probably a smart move for the struggling Polish catholic church, isn't there something a little strange about taking sex tips from a guy who's celibate?

The new book "Sex as you don’t know it: for married couples who love God," written by a franciscan friar named Ksawery Knotz is flying off the bookshelves in Poland, selling out its initial print run within weeks. While Knotz’s message, that even godly married couples should enjoy sex, is all fine and good and probably a smart move for the struggling Polish catholic church, isn’t there something a little strange about taking sex tips from a guy who’s celibate?

He also dismisses those that have questioned the competency of a celibate monk to write about sex, saying his experience comes from counselling married couples and from running a website giving sexual advice for almost a year. 

The website is here. Maybe he could sign up Alberto Cutie and Fernando Lugo as bloggers.

Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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