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To: NYer
CHASTITY A TURN-OFF

Sorry, folks. Chastity is for everyone: single, married, religious, and laity. The specifics are different, depending on one's state in life, but there's no escape.

I think one reason young men don't consider the priesthood is that they don't understand the alternative. Barring unforeseen circumstances (lifelong bachelorhood, infertility), the alternative to priesthood is fatherhood. Father or Father, as it were.

Godless society says that the choice is between celibacy and promiscuity, but that's a deadly lie. If a young man says he's not inclined to the priesthood because he's planning on marriage and children, then he's with the program. If a young man says he's not considering a religious vocation because he wants sex, then he's been poorly catechized.

15 posted on 08/19/2005 4:52:17 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Officially around the bend, at least for now.)
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To: Tax-chick
If a young man says he's not considering a religious vocation because he wants sex, then he's been poorly catechized.

Or has been influenced by an over-sexed culture.

Let's face it, against current mainstream culture, being a true, chaste (in all its forms) Catholic is counter-cultural.

Rebellion was never so joyful or peaceful as being a good Catholic.

16 posted on 08/19/2005 4:58:31 PM PDT by Desdemona (Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
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To: Tax-chick

Right on. Chastity means purity.


22 posted on 08/19/2005 7:09:58 PM PDT by RobbyS (chirho)
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To: Tax-chick

Way to go!


24 posted on 08/19/2005 7:18:40 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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