493. Chastity

493. Although it says only “you shall not commit adultery” why does the sixth commandment forbid all sins against chastity? 2336 Although the biblical text of the Decalogue reads “you shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14), the Tradition of the Church comprehensively follows the moral teachings of the Old and New Testaments and considers the sixth commandment as encompassing all sins against chastity.