"In general, early modern Catholic doctrine held that sexual relations were acceptable as long as they were within marriage, not done on Sundays or other church holidays, done in a way which would allow procreation, and did not upset the proper sexual order, which meant the man had to be on top (what has since been termed the “missionary position”)."
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Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Early Modern Europe 1450–1789 (2nd ed, 2013), Ch. 2 : Individuals in society, 1450–1600
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