In 1978, I was in college and had a part time job collating answers for a NIH-funded research questionnaire where old people in nursing homes were asked questions about sex. I had to read all of the answers in order to do my job. The people being asked were teenagers around 1900.
They were asked when they had their first sexual experience. The Catholics for the most part said they waited until they got married. Most of the non-Catholics first engaged in sexual activity by the age of 13. The Catholic Church always taught the importance of "saving yourself."
In the final report that very important finding was not even mentioned.
My point is that teaching sexual purity and waiting until marriage has long-lasting benefits for the whole family.
They were asked when they had their first sexual experience. The Catholics for the most part said they waited until they got married. Most of the non-Catholics first engaged in sexual activity by the age of 13. The Catholic Church always taught the importance of "saving yourself."
In the final report that very important finding was not even mentioned.
Why do you suppose they left it out?