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Podcast: Pope Francis Generation
Episode: Rethinking Chastity? Why it means more than what most think
Description: Dominic and Paul reflect on how they have previously understood chastity and how so often this virtue has been reduced to just mechanistic sexual morality. Drawing from the teaching of Pope Francis, they discuss how chastity is meant to govern all of our relationships. They explore what it means to chastely love our children, our friends, and our business partners. Dominic and Paul also touch on how religious communities and leaders can love unchastely by manipulating others through fear and shame.
"Chastity is freedom from possessiveness in every sphere of one’s life. Only when love is ch...