2349. “People should cultivate [chastity] in the way that is suited to their state of life. Some profess virginity or consecrated celibacy which enables them to give themselves to God alone with an undivided heart in a remarkable manner. Others live in the way prescribed for all by the moral law, whether they are married or single.”135 Married people are called to live conjugal chastity; others practice chastity in continence:
There are three forms of the virtue of chastity: the first is that of spouses, the second that of widows, and the third that of virgins. We do not praise any one of them to the exclusion of the others…. This is what makes for the richness of the discipline of the Church.136
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
21. What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?
14. What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
194. What is the meaning of the “communion of saints”?
75. What was the first human sin?
576. Is it possible to pray always?
524. What is required by the eighth commandment?
133. How does the Lord Jesus now reign?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about divine wrath and protection of the righteous from the book of Nahum?
What does the Bible say about the wrath of God and how does it relate to the need for salvation?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
How to Avoid the Temptation of Lust and Adultery (Proverbs 5:3-6)
How important is community in the midst of suffering, according to Job 42:10-11?
