Looking for ammunition to load into the maw of my Internet blunderbuss during a hot discussion, I tripped over this beautiful reflection on chastity.
But ye who have taken the vow already, chasten your bodies more strictly, and suffer not yourselves to loosen the reins of concupiscence even after those things which are permitted; that ye may not only turn away from an unlawful connection, but may despise even a lawful look. Remember, in whichever sex ye are, whether men or women, that ye are leading on earth the life of Angels: "For the Angels are neither given in marriage, nor marry." This shall we be, when we shall have risen again. How much better are ye, who before death begin to be what men will be after the resurrection!ws_ftp 8 crackIncidentally, the homily of the Good Doctor was effective enough that I trashed my snarky comment and moved on. Dust from my sandals....- St. Augustine, Sermon 82 on the New Testament