2355. Prostitution does injury to the dignity of the person who engages in it, reducing the person to an instrument of sexual pleasure. the one who pays sins gravely against himself: he violates the chastity to which his Baptism pledged him and defiles his body, the temple of the Holy Spirit.139 Prostitution is a social scourge. It usually involves women, but also men, children, and adolescents (The latter two cases involve the added sin of scandal.). While it is always gravely sinful to engage in prostitution, the imputability of the offense can be attenuated by destitution, blackmail, or social pressure.
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339. How does sin threaten marriage?
404. What else is required for an authentic human society?
506. What does the seventh commandment require?
479. How are the bodies of the deceased to be treated?
491. In what way is everyone called to live chastity?
166. Why is the Church called “Catholic”?
176. What is apostolic succession?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
What is the relationship between truth and joy mentioned in 2 John 1:4?
What are the characteristics a Christian leader should have according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7?
How do the Psalms teach us to be more sensitive to God’s presence (Psalm 139:1-4)?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the sanctification of the Christian?
What is the message behind the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?
