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Why does chastity group provoke shock and awe?

The Catholic lay group Pure in Heart has been attracting criticism lately, some of which [1] actually managed to mention them in the same breath as Holocaust deniers. The chief reason for the criticism is that they promote chastity.

In his weekly column [2] in The Irish Independent David Quinn defends Pure in Heart and specifically addresses criticism that what they teach is ‘offensive’ and ‘unrealistic’.