Italian premier seeking re-election vows to abstain from sex

Brietbart is running a story on an Italian premier who is currently running for re-election, and apparently has vowed to not have sex until April 9th (election day).

The pledge was made to some religious figure, though the article leaves it somewhat ambiguous as to who this figure was - calling him alternately a TV preacher, clergyman, priest, and "father"... (just to cover all the bases?)

This is so stupid.

For one thing, the premier couldn't make this kind of vow without his wife's permission (gee, I hope he is married). Also, St. Paul says (1 Cor 7) you should only give up sex through mutual permission for the sake of prayer - I doubt running an election campaign counts. Basically all this guy is proving is that he leads a very unbalanced life. Hedonism isn't best fought with puritanism.

oh yeah, apparently this is the good guy for the election, because if the "[other side] wins it will be the moral end for this country."

(finally, this decision could have detrimental effects on his public speaking skills. )