Purity.Sixth Commandment

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The Sixth Commandment Sex, Religion and the Church

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The Sixth Commandment: Why to live chastity? What harm is caused by sex outside marriage? What do you mean by immodest? Everybody dresses this way… Why is contraception wrong? What are the properties of marriage?

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God’s plan for mankind, created in his image and likeness. Impurity: to drive with flat tyres. Christ came to inflate our tyres….

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1. Male and Female He Created Them In God's image: capacity for love and communion Difference and complementarity Who is “more”: man or woman? Equal dignity

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2. The Virtue of Chastity Integrity Self-Mastery: Love and Charity n Not enslaved by passions Temperance The Means: prayer; sacrifices; sincerity; ascetical struggle; avoid occasions. Chastity: in celibacy; in matrimony

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Offences Against Chastity

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Offences Against Chastity 1)Lust - disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure 2)Masturbation - deliberate stimulation of genital organs to derive sexual pleasure 3)Fornication - carnal union between unmarried man and an unmarried woman 4)Pornography 5)Prostitution 6)Rape 7)Homosexual acts

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Selfishness and isolation

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On the contrary, married love has other fruits...

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On the contrary, married love has other fruits... physical intimacy a sign and pledge of spiritual communion sanctified by the sacrament The married act: is noble and honourable achieves twofold end of marriage...

Twofold end of marriage: : 

Twofold end of marriage: 1)good of spouses themselves, and 2)transmission of life Hence, from them, the requisites of: a) fidelity and b) fecundity

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Problems in conjugal fidelity

God has joined them together.They cannot revoke it. But... : 

God has joined them together.They cannot revoke it. But...

Offences against Marriage : 

Offences against Marriage Adultery - Offends two commandments: the commandment of justice and that of chastity. Divorce and separation Polygamy Incest Abuse of minors Free unions, homosexual unions and trial marriages

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Fecundity

Fecundity : 

Fecundity each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life (Humanae Vitae) transmit life and educate, cooperating with the Creator large families

Child is a gift. : 

Child is a gift. Therefore: one should welcome them. Vs. Artificial means of contraception. one does not deserve the children, or has a right to them. Vs. Artificial means of reproduction.

Two essential aspects: : 

Two essential aspects: unitive and procreative ] regulation of births cannot be motivated by selfishness the State cannot coerce

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Chastity gives freedom

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Without chastity one cannot fly….

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Without chastity one becomes sad….