Essentially, the Church's teaching was always aimed at motivating men and women to preserve God's wonderful gift of sexuality for the sacramental state of marriage, because this alone expresses love in its fullest and deepest truth. Through chastity, we accept sexuality from God with thankfulness, and use it as God intends for spreading His love in the world. It is under human control . Self-control is the very essence of freedom. It is the opposite of freedom.
Chastity is a virtue to be practised by everyone, whatever their state in life.
Sexual self control is necessary for priests and religious, for those preparing for marriage, for married people and for the single. All these categories are equally called to chastity, although it takes different forms for each . In every case, chastity is a way of preserving sex for love . Chastity for the young is a challenge to their faith and also to the maturity of their understanding of love and of relationships. But youth is also the time for idealism, for courage, for strength, for sacrifice, for generosity.