Gender & Sexuality
Chastity
God's commandment that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between a man and a woman lawfully wedded as husband and wife.
What's at issue
God's commandment that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between a man and a woman lawfully wedded as husband and wife. Sexual morality before and within marriage; abstinence from sexual relations outside marriage; the spiritual and relational consequences of violating this law.
Where it appears in the Proclamation
Reading
- Abortion: What God Teaches, and the Hard Cases
- I Keep Struggling With Masturbation. How Do I Actually Stop?
- Abortion: Understanding “My Body, My Choice”
- Can I Experience Same-Sex Attraction Without Making It My Identity?
- Consent and Agency
- From Gay to Gospel: The Incredible Story of Becket Cook
- Governing Sexual Feeling
- How Do I Set Physical Boundaries Without Making Dating Awkward?
- If We Love Each Other, Why Does Marriage Make Sex Different?
- If We Really Love Each Other, Why Wait Until Marriage?
- Is Chastity Mostly About Saying No?
- Luke’s Story: What Finally Helped Him Overcome Pornography