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Celibacy - origins?
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RE: Celibacy - origins?
Children still have a special place in the priesthood . . .
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Yeah - bent over the communion rail.
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RE: Celibacy - origins?
Athos,

You'll find a detailed history here ....

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congre...to_en.html

Hope that helps,

Michael
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RE: Celibacy - origins?
(August 5, 2014 at 1:26 am)Chuck Wrote:
(August 4, 2014 at 5:11 pm)athos123 Wrote: What are the origins of celibacy in catholic church?
I heard some stories that it was done for so that wife would't inherit anything or something like that not for the whole i'm doing this for god thing.
Anyone knows?

Yes, clergy celibacy was instituted in the mid 1500s during Council of Trent as part of wider church reform to stem the worst excesses of the clergy and clean up the image of the church, as the Catholic Church fought the Protestant reformation.

Worked out pretty well for them.
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