 All recent popes contributed from different angles to the theology of the body.Current issues include the dignity of the body in light of its divine origin and destination, its eventual resurrection; virginity, the Christian sacrament of marriage, and derived issues such as faithfulness and contraception.Official Church teaching on the subject was stated in the encyclical "Deus caritas est" ("On Christian Love") from Pope Benedict XVI, promulgated on Christmas, December 25, 2005.