[Desdemona]

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.

[Tax-chick]

being a true, chaste (in all its forms) Catholic is counter-cultural.

Yes, you're right.

My point was that many young men seem to think, well, seminarians and priests are celibate, but everyone else can sleep around without commitment or harmful consequences. That's what they're taught by the schools, the media, etc., but it's not a moral option, and that needs to be made clear by the Church.

Unless a man is married, he's required to be celibate, just like a priest is. (True for women, too, of course, but the article was about priests.)

[RKBA Democrat]

"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."

I think you're onto something there. Rebellion appeals to the young and the young at heart. It's ironic that the Catholic church has become so deliciously counter-culture.