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2345 Chastity is a moral virtue. It is also a gift from God, a grace, a fruit of spiritual effort. ¹³² The Holy Spirit enables one whom the water of Baptism has regenerated to imitate the purity of Christ. ¹³³

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PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST

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SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

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CHAPTER TWO: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF Jesus said to his disciples: "Love one another even as I have loved you." 1

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ARTICLE 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT You shall not commit adultery. 113

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II. THE VOCATION TO CHASTITY

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132 Cf. Gal 5:22.

133 Cf. I Jn 3:3.

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