Pope urges no sex before marriage in new Vatican document
Tue 21 Jun 2022by Kelly Valencia

The pope has urged couples to refrain from sexual intercourse before marriage in a new document released by the Vatican.

The document gives couples advice regarding romantic relationships within the Catholic faith.

The "Catechumenal Itineraries for Married Life" guidance says "chastity teaches true love" and defines marriage as "a gift and a task."

"The Church should never lack courage to propose the precious virtue of chastity, even though it is by now in direct contrast with common mentality," the document read.

The 97-pages document also said abstaining from sex while unmarried "deepens" the couple's friendship.

"It is worth helping young spouses to be able to find the time to deepen their friendship and to accept God's grace.

"Premarital chastity certainly favours this course."

For Pope Francis, churches should better prepare couples for marriage to avoid "the suffering caused by broken families".

Writing in the preface, he said churches ought to invest in couples as much as when men seek to become priests or women seek to enter religious life.

He said: "Let us put our minds and hearts at the service of future families."

"I assure you that the Lord will sustain us, give us wisdom and strength, make our enthusiasm grow, and above all, allow us to experience the 'delightful and comforting joy of evangelizing', as we proclaim the Gospel of the family to new generations," he continued.

Reacting to the document, Catholic author Austin Ivereigh told The Telegraph: "This is not a prohibition or a new rule. They are inviting people to follow this path.

"They know it goes against the grain of society. The Church understands that nowadays most people cohabit and have sex before getting married.

"The advice had its merits, since couples who rushed into marriage based largely on sexual attraction might not last very long.

"The idea is for couples to have time to develop all the elements that are crucial for marriage such as patience and communication," he concluded.

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The document gives couples advice regarding romantic relationships within the Catholic faith.

Well it's a good thing
Commendable

Hope there is no mumur and "defections" as a result

Really?

He should also do that for gay sex which is an abomination before God.

Kpokpu( Yoruba for pope) actually said this?

Pope isn't a good model as far as marriage is concerned. He never married and allegedly condones sodomy!

So who is your role model as regards marriage? Paul, Jesus didn't marry too.

It's better you all don't marry like Paul said.

AntiChristian:
Pope isn't a good model as far as marriage is concerned. He never married and allegedly condones sodomy!

So who is your role model as regards marriage? Paul, Jesus didn't marry too.

It's better you all don't marry like Paul said.

How about Muhammad, is he a good role model in marriage, Aisha for instance?

AntiChristian:
Pope isn't a good model as far as marriage is concerned. He never married and allegedly condones sodomy!

So who is your role model as regards marriage? Paul, Jesus didn't marry too.

It's better you all don't marry like Paul said.

Muhammad was the good model as far as marriage is consign abi? You will get sense las las

OLAADEGBU:


How about Muhammad, is he a good role model in marriage, Aisha for instance?

Of cos he is. He married her with the consent of her father. It wasn't fornication like that of your forefathers!

A'isha is just one of them. And all were examples of how to live with women in marriage. Who is your role Biblical role model in marriage as Jesus and Paul didn't marry? Abi na so so theory and Holy spirit go fill in the space?

We don't condone LGBTQIA and fornication like your Christianity dominated now becoming atheistic countries!

AntiChristian:


Of cos he is. He married her with the consent of her father. It wasn't fornication like that of your forefathers!

A'isha is just one of them. And all were examples of how to live with women in marriage. Who is your role Biblical role model in marriage as Jesus and Paul didn't marry? Abi na so so theory and Holy spirit go fill in the space?

We don't condone LGBTQIA and fornication like your Christianity dominated now becoming atheistic countries!

Your role model, Muhammad married a 6 year old girl and consummated it at 9. How will you be seen if you practise such today, paedophile?

OLAADEGBU:


Your role model, Muhammad married a 6 year old girl and consummated it at 9. How will you be seen if you practise such today, paedophile?

How many things done in the Bible of old can be done today? Shebi you guys dey say na old testament na!

And a woman has no marriage age in Islam. And what is paedophile? How is such pedophilia? How many of his contemporary called him by such except you Christians of later days?

I wonder where pedophilia involve marriage with parental concent.

And A'isha is only one of his wives! What about others?

So tell us where your role model is as regards marriage from the Bible? Is it Abraham? Moses? David? And others you people have called sinners by giving them one or more great sins to commit in the Bible.

AntiChristian:


How many things done in the Bible of old can be done today? Shebi you guys dey say na old testament na!

And a woman has no marriage age in Islam. And what is paedophile? How is such pedophilia? How many of his contemporary called him by such except you Christians of later days?

I wonder where pedophilia involve marriage with parental concent.

And A'isha is only one of his wives! What about others?

So tell us where your role model is as regards marriage from the Bible? Is it Abraham? Moses? David? And others you people have called sinners by giving them one or more great sins to commit in the Bible.

Our role Model in marriage is the one between the Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:22-32).

See the consequence of following your role model, Muhammad in the depiction below:

OLAADEGBU:


Our role Model in marriage is the one between the Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:22-32).

See the consequence of following your role model, Muhammad in the depiction below:

Ephesians that was allegedly written by Paul who Jesus didn't know while he was on earth.

That's the consequence in your "Holy spirit" devil created mind. No be una Christians design such depiction to discredit Muslims?

What's my business with politicians?

Holy spirit is wrong here.