Pope Francis made this week an invitation to couples to preserve chastity until the moment of marriage and called on the Catholic Church to promote the value of chastity “even though it is in stark contrast to the common mentality.”
He did it in a document published by the dicastery (Vatican ministry) of the Laity, Family and Life dedicated to giving some guidelines in marriages, in their preparation and to avoid their failure.
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In the text, the pontiff indicates that chastity must be presented as an ally of love and not as its denial.
“It is important, therefore, to show that the virtue of chastity not only has a negative dimension that asks each one, according to their state of life, to refrain from a disorderly use of sexuality, but also has a very important positive dimension of freedom from the possession of the other”, indicates the document.
The Vatican also points out that chastity teaches newlyweds to understand and respect the times and paths of true and generous love.
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“Chastity, in short, teaches, in any state of life, to be faithful to the truth of one’s own love. This will mean, for the couple, living chastity in continence and, once married, living conjugal intimacy with moral rectitude”, the pope points out.
Also, indicates that chastity allows relationships to mature gradually, preventing the sexual dimension from becoming the main element of a couple. It also points out that avoiding sexual relations until marriage allows “facilitating the reciprocal knowledge of the couple.”
“When, in fact, as often happens, the sexual-genital dimension becomes the main element, if not the only one, that holds a couple together, all other aspects, inevitably, go into the background or are obscured. and the relationship does not progress, ”he adds.
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Chastity, in short, teaches, in any state of life, to be faithful to the truth of one’s own love.
And he concludes: “It is never useless to speak of the virtue of chastity, not even when speaking to couples who live together. This virtue teaches every baptized person, in any condition of life, the right use of their sexuality, and therefore, even in married life, it is of supreme utility”.
Pope Francis also indicated that he hopes that a document with “possible accompaniment itineraries” will be drafted as soon as possible, specifically dedicated to separated, divorced and remarried couples so that they do not feel abandoned by the Church.
“The Church, in fact, wants to be close to these couples and also walk with them so that they do not feel abandoned and can find in the communities accessible and fraternal places of welcome, help in discernment and participation,” he said.
*With information from AFP
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