[pgkdan]

"My dear young friends, I want to invite you to 'dare to love,'" he said. "Do not desire anything less for your life than a love that is strong and beautiful and that is capable of making the whole of your existence a joyful undertaking of giving yourselves as a gift to God and your brothers and sisters."

I hope they're listening. That's a beautiful message that the Holy Father is delivering and it's wonderful that he present the Church's ages old teaching in such a gentle and loving way. He's a true pastor and we're all blessed by his pontificate.

[Nihil Obstat]

God bless Pope Benedict

[Always Right]

In a few years, such talk will be considered hate speech.

[Alter Kaker]

I don't think young people will ever have premarital sex ever again after this message.

[Salvation]

For your information:

Christopher West's Theology of the Body Webiste

Books, tapes, CDs, DVDs, etc.

From book by the same name by Pope John Paul II. Tells young people how to maintain that chastity!

[Salvation]

Ping!

[ELS]

A couple of quotes from the full message that I found to be worth noting (short of posting the entire message ;-) ):

Do not hesitate to respond generously to the Lord’s call, for Christian matrimony is truly and wholly a vocation in the Church. Likewise, dear young men and women, be ready to say “yes” if God should call you to follow the path of ministerial priesthood or the consecrated life. Your example will be one of encouragement for many of your peers who are seeking true happiness.

Above all, the Eucharist is the great school of love. When we participate regularly and with devotion in Holy Mass, when we spend a sustained time of adoration in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, it is easier to understand the length, breadth, height and depth of his love that goes beyond all knowledge (cf Eph 3:17-18).

[DarthVader]

God bless him and keep him.

[klossg]

I do dig that the "Pope Asks Young People to Maintain Virginity Even During Engagement"

And the world frowns and says "I see premarital sex in every movie, people shouldn't have to be so hard on themselves, how else can a couple know if they are sexually compatible, its unnatural, ..."

And still the "Pope Asks Young People to Maintain Virginity Even During Engagement"

I can hear Satchmo singin' "It's a wonderful world"

[TAdams8591]

Such a lovely and beautiful message from the pope! : )

[TAdams8591]

"it helps you to practise self-control and to develop your respect for each other."

That's what my father used to say! : )