In his sermon on the mountain, Jesus describes the sin of adultery to his listeners. He states that “Everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” This statement goes to show how se

Chastity is another main theme in the teaching of the Catechism in this article. The virtue of chastity involves the integrity of the person and the integrality of the gift. Chastity means not giving into the temptations lay forth upon us and to stay true to God and yourself. There are various forms of chastity, which comes from the cardinal virtue of temperance. The three forms of chastity are that of spouses, that of widows, and that of virgins. On the flip side of this beautiful idea of chastity there are many offenses which go against God’s will. These offenses include, lust, masturbation, fornication, and pornography. The worst offense of all is Rape, which is the forcing of sex on a partner without there consent.

riously wrong adultery really is. Adultery stems from the theme of sexuality. The Catechism describes sexuality as “Affecting all aspects of the human person in the unity of his body an

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