By virtue of his sexual nature, in fact, man discovers death as mediated through his connection with generation. Dual unity places the “I” within the circle of human generations, which follow one upon the other relentlessly. In this way the species itself is preserved, but the individual is exposed to death. c. From a more theological point of view, human sexuality, and therefore the difference of the sexes, belongs to man’s being as image of God.15 This statement helps us avoid, in any attempt to