One of the most remarkable themes of the Confessions and one that has fascinated, or in turn excited, readers for centuries is St. Augustine's honesty about his sex life. The acara who was never an angel; As a young man he was sexually active, and later in life he lived openly with a concubine who bore him a son. Giving another picture of the Church we see today where God's representatives live a single life centered on God and not on the families they would create if they did not follow celibacy. Another remarkable factor is that St. Augustine proclaimed himself one. slave to these sexual urges. Label them as unclean or dirty. St. Augustine's words can be interpreted as if he led a life of debauchery. But at the same time, we must not forget how people lived at that time, thus providing a broader point of view. The way of life of Saint Augustine was not so different from that of other men of that time and at the same time there is also a great possibility of exaggeration, because over the years exaggeration is a technique that attracts and helps to better visualize a situation. But we can also note that these impulses were the height of great emotional pain and confusion, thus creating his focus on his sexual sins. Saint Augustine was not alone in having negative attitudes toward sexuality. During this period, extreme asceticism was a norm and was admired. Some “heroes” of Saint Augustine’s time left behind all kinds of pleasures, no matter how insignificant. At that time there was also the example of the Romans who gave up everything and lived in celibacy and abandoned Roman society to devote their lives to the contemplation of God. In the story that Pontician tells to Saint Augustine, the two Roman officers and their fiancées decide to leave everything, including marriage, to devote their lives entirely to God. Likewise, we can say that sexuality in marriage is permitted for procreation, this may seem radical to a certain extent. Since you could not dedicate your life to God and at the same time be a part of something else that gave you pleasure, because that would be a distraction from God..