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Commandment
You shall not commit adultery.
(Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18)
What is adultery?
• Adultery itself means having sex outside
marriage.
• Adultery is a sin against the sanctity of
marriage.
Sexuality vs sex
• Sexuality is nothing to be ashamed or
embarrassed about– it defines us as human
• If not for sexuality, we wouldn’t be “male”
• (Hooray for sexuality!)
• Sex is the act of procreation involving he
union of a man and woman and God
Demands of
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• Respect for Sacrament of Matrimony
• “…what God has put together no man may
separate”
• Family is a community of love which must
not be broken
Violations
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Masturbation
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Pornography
Masturbation
• “sex with yourself”
• Sex without meaning or commitment
• Takes place outside marriage
Homosexuality
• Attraction towards same gender
• “Gay”
• We must not treat them badly, but we
should not be like them either
• Feminine gestures by guys not necessarily
homosexual; can be he was brought up in a
polite and sensitive family
Prostitution
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Sexual relations for payment
“pay-per-sex”
Robs dignity of sex and of people
No real love for each other
Erotic behavior portrayed to cause sexual
excitement in viewers
Can be in picture, video, audio, or writing
Does not respect the human body which is a
gift from God
What We Do
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Control
Honesty to God, self, parents, teachers
Active relationship with Jesus through prayer
Sincerity
Treasure sexuality
Image of God, we are!
Time management
Yes to respect, no to lust (overwhelming desire)
Christian Witnesses
Mama Mary (Mother of Jesus)
St. Agnes of Rome (patron saint of chastity,
married couples)
Mama Mary
• Married and committed to Joseph
• Immaculate Conception– pure of heart and
mind
Agnes of Rome
• Roman Prefect wanted Agnes to marry his
son, but she refused
• Condemned to death
• Virgin Martyr at age 13
• Feast day January 21
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