Christian Ethics and Pastoral Counseling

A prominent member in the church had three daughters, around twenty years of age. The eldest daughter is courting a young man. One day his pastor inquired whether the relationship was going well. The young man answered that there were some difficulties in their relationship, although they did love each other. Half a year later he was able to tell his pastor the reason for the difficulties in their relationship. Her father had sexually abused his daughter. She had reluctantly told him. That fact impeded an open and spontaneous relationship.