Why chastity is important?

Answer 1

In the Catholic church, chasity means celibacy and is a vow priests, nuns and monks take so they will be totally dedicated to God and not have to worry about supporting a family. In the larger Christian community, chasity means no sex outside of marriage.

Chasity is important because loyalty and trust are the foundation of the family. If people have sex outside of marriage, they are less committed when they do marry, and multiple relationships and sexual activity distract a person from focusing on God.

Answer 2

First of all, to the people of the ancient Near East, a virgin daughter was both more valuable and more marriageable than one who had already experienced sex. The Jews expected women to be entirely chaste, other than in marriage.

The early Christians began to see sex as a defilement and discouraged the practice. Paul seems to have been unmarried and encouraged the unmarried state. Gradually, Christianity began to see virtue in self-denial, although at this stage Christian clergy were free to marry. Eventually, priests and monks in the western Church were required to remain unmarried and to take vows of chastity, creating a culture in which chastity was admired.

Chastity is seen as proving one's willingness to forego pleasure at the command of God, but has always been an unachievable ideal. Several popes had children, in spite of their unmarried status, and the laity has never really aspired even to premarital chastity.

Answer 3

Because Everything has its Beginning. And Human is conscious of that beginning.