Why wait until marriage for sex?
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In short: Sex is meant to say “I give you my whole life,” and only marriage makes that true. CCC 2361
The answer, in writing
Sexuality is not merely biological; it concerns the innermost being of the person. CCC 2361
It is realized in a truly human way only as part of the love by which a man and woman commit themselves totally to one another until death. CCC 2361
Sex says with your body, “I’m all yours, forever.” Marriage is when that’s finally true. And if you haven’t waited, confession is there; it’s never too late to start again.
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- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 2361 (official text on vatican.va).
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