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Fr. Hardon Archives - Chastity and Eternal Life
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Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Archives
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Chastity and Eternal Life
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.
The clearest teaching of our faith on the necessity of chastity for attaining
eternal life is in Christ's sermon on the mount. He is telling his followers
that the Old Testament prohibition of adultery is not enough. If we wish to
reach heaven we must not only control our bodies, we must master even our minds.
Christian Chastity, therefore, requires that we avoid anything
that would be a source of irresistible temptation to lust, says
our Lord:
If your right eye should cause you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; for
it will do you less harm to lose one part of you than to have your whole body
thrown into hell. And if your right hand should cause you to sin, cut it off
and throw it away; for it will do you less harm to lose one part of you than
to have your whole body go to hell (Matthew 5:29-30).
In order to gain eternal life, therefore, we must practice chastity, including
custody of the eyes and modesty of our sense of touch.
All our conferences so far have assumed what I think needs to be
made more explicit. Either we practice chastity here on earth or
we shall not reach heaven in the life to come.
Enemies of Eternal Life
If we are going to understand the need for chastity to reach heaven, we must
realize that not everyone believes this. In fact, over the centuries this has
been one of the main tests of authentic Christianity. In our day, whole schools
of thought have risen that water"
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