Catholic Theology of the Body Conference.

"SEX IS GOOD";"HAVE LOTS OF SEX"; "MAN WAS MADE FOR SEX"; "YOU HAVE A PENIS!"; "USE IT FOR SEX"

Yep; that just about sums up the conference (I am leaving out the "with your spouse" bit, but really, its all about the sex, I don't care who you do it with, right?).
The host was a thirty-something, short, cutting the tourist look (short sleeved, yellow shirt, tucked into relaxed-fit bland trousers); it was obvious he had not traveled much, and he admitted to that quite early on. He's still settling down into public speaking, but he was not bad; he had a practiced method, and used it well. There was lots of violent, supposedly expressive, whole-body movement; running up and down in the aisles; punch lines for the jokes were the same, and easily foreseen. Easy complements on Trinidad and Tobago's exuberant singing and "joie de vivre" were scattered. The crowd, ranging from "mature couples" to mini teenage youth group posses, was more or less entertained. For me, the first hour was good, as he confirmed something I already believed in: "Sex is Good". But after that is was the same, basic stuff: Men, don't use/abuse/disrespect women. Women, vice versa. Women, be proud of what you are. Men, you don't really need this point. Yada, yada, yada. Any person with a basic sense of integrity should be able to come to these conclusions; no-one should pay $250 per day. It did touch people though, thank God for that. I saw it with my own eyes, and was glad they thought the money well-spent. Me, I wasted a weekend.
There was lots of soul-bearing: the host had been a vagabond, and told us a lil anecdote about trying to give up sex for lent, then only lasting 2 days; some guy said that he could not believe that guys could wait and work for a woman to climax!!