Vigilance 11Let the confreres shun excessive care of their own body and every form of effeminacy; freedom from restraint of the eyes and an unbridled imagination; imprudent use of social media, which would constitute a danger to their chastity; and all inordinate affection. Likewise, let them avoid every incautious and dangerous association, relaxation, and reading; superfluous, useless, and idle visits and conversations; singular signs of affection; excessive familiarity, especially with persons of the opposite sex; as well as everything that may have the appearance of evil or produce scandal, injure a good name, or arouse suspicion in lay people, who are easily scandalized in these things. (C 43) CIC, can. 666; CM 217 Chastity in Community 12By the profession of chastity, the confreres not only consecrate themselves fully to God, to Christ, and to His Church, but they are also united by religious family ties. Let all, but especially Superiors, remember that chastity is more easily preserved when a true fraternal love thrives among the confreres in their common life and a spirit of family and friendship prevails. (C 43) PC 12 Obligations of Charity 13True religious charity imposes an obligation to admonish seriously a confrere in the case of any external danger that threatens the virtue of chastity of any member or of any other person because of him; and, if this does not suffice, the Superiors are to be informed. Let the Superiors, on their part, guided by the same charity, counteract the evil without delay with appropriate and efficacious remedies and remove all scandal—even the slightest—as quickly as possible. (C 43) CM 218-219 Directory—Part II 188
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