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A comment on St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries (516). Parent comment

Re:St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries (516) by elwell on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:29PM (#25721563)
AFAIK, chastity most often refers to abstinence prior to marriage, not the exclusion of marriage.
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Re:St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries (516) by baud147258 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:40PM (#25721703)
from what I remember of my catechism, the chastity would depends on one's state (single/widower, married, cleric). So for single persons, priest, monks => abstinence, married => fidelity to the spouse
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Re:St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries (516) by 8fGTBjZxBcHq on Monday January 11, 2021 @09:26PM (#25741473)
Though iirc from my (orthodox) catechism st benedict predates the western christian tradition of unmarried clergy. Monks would have been celibate always though I think.
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Re:St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries (516) by dragonwriter on Sunday January 10, 2021 @08:09PM (#25722827)
Chastity refers to abstinence other than within the bounds of marriage, not just before marriage.
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