Monday, April 30, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 464 – Part I.
(Youcat
answer) Shame safeguards a person’s intimate space: his mystery, his most
personal and inmost being, his dignity, but especially his capacity for love
and sexual self-giving. It relates also to that which only love may see.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC
2521) Purity requires modesty, an integral part of temperance.
Modesty protects the intimate center of the person. It means refusing to unveil
what should remain hidden. It is ordered to chastity to whose sensitivity it
bears witness. It guides how one looks at others and behaves toward them in
conformity with the dignity of persons and their solidarity. (CCC 2525) Christian purity requires a purification of the social climate. It
requires of the communications media that their presentations show concern for
respect and restraint. Purity of heart brings freedom from widespread eroticism
and avoids entertainment inclined to voyeurism and illusion.
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Many young Christians live in an environment
where it is taken for granted that everything should be on display and people
are systematically trained to ignore feelings of shame. But shamelessness is
inhuman. Animals experience no shame. In a human being, in contrast, it is an
essential feature. It does not hide something inferior but rather protects
something valuable, namely, the dignity of the person in his capacity to love.
The feeling of shame is found in all cultures, although it assumes different
forms. It has nothing to do with prudery or a repressive upbringing. A person
is also ashamed of his sins and other things that would demean him if they were
made generally known. Someone who offends another person’s natural feeling of
shame by words, glances, gestures, or actions robs him of his dignity.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC
2522) Modesty protects
the mystery of persons and their love. It encourages patience and moderation in
loving relationships; it requires that the conditions for the definitive giving
and commitment of man and woman to one another be fulfilled. Modesty is
decency. It inspires one's choice of clothing. It keeps silence or reserve
where there is evident risk of unhealthy curiosity. It is discreet.
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