The church continues to degrade itself

Shock as Vatican document says it is 'not essential' that consecrated virgins be actual virgins

A document released this month says a woman does not need to have “kept her body in perfect continence” to become a consecrated virgin.

The U.S. Association of Consecrated Virgins issued a statement calling the document “deeply disappointing” and said the advice was “shocking.”

“The entire tradition of the Church has firmly upheld that a woman must have received the gift of virginity — that is, both material and formal (physical and spiritual) — in order to receive the consecration of virgins,” it said.

https://nationalpost.com/news/religion/shock-as-vatican-document-says-it-is-not-essential-that-consecrated-virgins-be-actual-virgins