Abstinence And Chastity

"Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God." - Matthew 5:8

"Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2337

"All the baptized are called to chastity. The Christian has 'put on Christ,' the model for all chastity." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2348

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The catechism on chastity

• "The Vocation to Chastity": nos. 2337-2359

     "The integrity of the person": nos. 2338-2345
     "The integrality of the gift of self": nos. 2346-2347
     "The various forms of chastity": nos. 2348-2350
     "Offenses against chastity": nos. 2351-2356
          See also "The Problem with Pornography" and Contraception resource page
     "Chastity and homosexuality": nos. 2357-2359

• Purity of heart and modesty: nos. 2517-2527

chastity and states of life

• Chastity and marriage: no. 2365
•      See also the Marriage and Family resource page
• Chastity and consecrated life: no. 915
•      See also the Consecrated Life and Priesthood resource page

Chastity and marriage preparation

• Catechism, nos. 1632 and 2350
• Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et Spes, no. 49.3
• See also the Marriage Preparation resource page and the Natural Family Planning resource page

education in chastity

• USCCB, Catechetical Formation in Chaste Living: Guidelines for Curriculum Design and Publication (2007)