Are young marriages the solution to sexual immorality?

I like to read the religious polls--I am sorry its not more active..As regards this poll.I do not believe people should marry in their teens. If a couple is very much in love and has completed college--or some type of vo/tech or other training that allows them to make a living--I can see them marrying then-- maybe at 2o or 21--at the earliest. The Catholic Church has good programs for engaged couples where in they are mentored by a married couple who are in the parish. Church law does not prohibit marriage at a younger age-- I would not personally recommend it. Some will remain virgins- and others will not--in either case I am pleased to marry them and I hope they find our parish welcoming and find me helpful in their spiritual life!

Thank you for your opinion. If you don't recomend teens marying, then how do you deal with the fornication problem?

Problem with University

The problem is that young people delay adulthood by going to university, which separates them from parental influence and the resulting dealy in marriage exposes them to sexual temptation.

I agree that this is part of the problem. Several years ago, I would have agreed that a couple should marry after finishing college or university. However, in this day and age, college or university can last for as much as 4 or more years. By the time they have everything to be independent, they have reached 25 to 30 years old and exposed to much sexual temptation in the meantime.

Thinking things over, I think that the Catholic priest may be right. If a couple is taking a 1 or 2 year college or vo/tech course, then they would be better off completing that befor marrying.

But if they are working on a 4 year batchlor's degree, and especially a 2 year master's degree on top of that, then they might want to consider an early marriage if they don't want to wait the long lengh of time. It's all up to them.