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AFAIK, chastity most often refers to abstinence prior to marriage, not the exclusion of marriage.
by elwell 6y ago
AFAIK, chastity most often refers to abstinence prior to marriage, not the exclusion of marriage.
- baud147258 6y agofrom what I remember of my catechism, the chastity would depends on one's state (single/widower, married, cleric). So for single persons, priest, monks => abstinence, married => fidelity to the spouse
- 8fGTBjZxBcHq 6y agoThough iirc from my (orthodox) catechism st benedict predates the western christian tradition of unmarried clergy. Monks would have been celibate always though I think.
- dragonwriter 6y agoChastity refers to abstinence other than within the bounds of marriage, not just before marriage.