He is right, but before we tackle chastity, we will need to restore belief in Christ and the Christian religion in the west. Without that foundation, you have no basis for demands that are unpopular.
He is right, but before we tackle chastity, we will need to restore belief in Christ and the Christian religion in the west. Without that foundation, you have no basis for demands that are unpopular.
I would gently disagree. My read on what His Holiness is saying is “Lets get our own house in order.”
Get back to a Church that practices what it preaches, with members that don’t just cherry pick but who live their faith.
The popularity or not of a demand is not the point. It isn’t even a demand - just a call to get back to considering sex as a sacred act and trust, not a light snack available from the nearest vending machine.
I grew up in the 60s and 70s - sex was literally downgraded to the level of grabbing an apple from the fridge. There are some encouraging signs that this idea is being rejected (FReepmail me if you want to know) but HH is right.
We need to push it more. Make chastity fashionable, if you like.
—— He is right, but before we tackle chastity, we will need to restore belief in Christ and the Christian religion in the west. Without that foundation, you have no basis for demands that are unpopular.-——
Not true. All people know that stealing and adultery is wrong, because the natural law is accessible to reason, and “written on the human heart.” Chastity follows logically from a proper understanding of marriage. But since it’s a secondary principle, the proper understanding of it is more prone to error.