"Lechery" is clearly forbidden by Bahá'u'lláh and
Shoghi Effendi has stated that a "chaste and holy life", according to
the teachings of the Faith, implies a condemnation of "all manner" of
"sexual vices".
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 8 June 1982 written on behalf of
the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. I, A Chase and Holy Life)