what is the 6th commandment catholic

The sixth commandment in Catholic theology is "You shall not commit adultery". It encompasses the whole of human sexuality and is understood as encompassing the whole of human sexuality. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the human person, created in the image of the Trinitarian God who is love, is made to love, and sexuality is an integral part of what it means to be made in the image of God. The acquisition of chastity depends on self-discipline and leads to an internal freedom, which enables human beings to temper sexual desires according to God’s plan for the appropriate expression of love in the marital relationship of a man and a woman. The Church teaches that sexual relations outside of marriage are intrinsically disordered as contrary to the natural law, the complementarity of the sexes, and the necessary fecundity of the sexual act. The Church also teaches that homosexual people are called to chastity and to strive for Christian perfection through mastery of their sexual desire. Finally, it is important to note that it is in celibacy, not in marriage, that the human person finds her highest state in life.