II. The Battle for Purity

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Baptism confers on its recipient the grace of purification from all sins. But
the baptized must continue to struggle against concupiscence of the flesh and
disordered desires. With God’s grace he will prevail
– by the virtue and gift of chastity, for chastity lets us love with upright
and undivided heart;
– by purity of intention which consists in seeking the true end of man: with
simplicity of vision, the baptized person seeks to find and to fulfill God’s
will in everything;³¹²
– by purity of vision, external and internal; by discipline of feelings and
imagination; by refusing all complicity in impure thoughts that incline us to
turn aside from the path of God’s commandments: “Appearance arouses
yearning in fools”;³¹³
– by prayer:

PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST

SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
  - Article 9 THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
    - II. The Battle for Purity

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team