Clerical celibacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clerical celibacy is the practice in various religious traditions, in which clergy, monastics and those (of either sex) in religious orders adopt a celibate life, refraining from marriage and sexual ...
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The rabbis taught that a man was only half a man if he wasn't married by 20. But even in the Old Testament some of the prophets, like Elijah and Jeremiah, chose celibacy. ... Although Latin Rite Catholic priests for the last 1000 years have had to be celibate, Eastern Rite Catholic priests and priests of the Orthodox...
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A common critique of theistic religion is the extent to which religious rules and doctrines created by human beings for the purpose of maintaining power and control over others are attributed to a divine source. Pretending that human rules are God's rules help prevent them from changing or being questioned. ... By Austin Cline,
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Opposition to ending the requirement of celibacy for Catholic priests is strong - but isn't it strange that, despite this requirement, there are so many married Catholic priests who seem to be doing as good a job as unmarried priests? ... Catholic Priests, Celibacy, and Marriage: Should Catholic Priests Marry or ...
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Not only is celibacy not required by God, it is a doctrine of demons. The Bible announces that those who teach this doctrine are "giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; ... How tragic that priests and nuns around the world are foregoing the pleasure of sharing their lives with a spouse,
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While the main purpose of his book was to analyze the dynamics of celibacy and the psychosexual development to improve formation of seminarians and priests in celibacy, Sipe's book discusses how that image has changed over the years and some of the root causes of the change.
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The scandal surrounding the Rev. ... There is a very bad argument for celibacy, which has appeared throughout the tradition and which is, even today, defended by some. It goes something like this: Married life is spiritually suspect; priests, as religious leaders, should be spiritual athletes above reproach;
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CTV News on CTV - Canadian television's online home for news and entertainment ... The Vatican reaffirmed celibacy for clergy during a summit on married priests that Pope Benedict presided over on Thursday. In Canada, where an estimated 4,000 people have left the priesthood to marry, the decision was watched closely.
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While introducing an interview with disgraced Miami Priest Alberto Cutie, who was recently found to be in a romantic relationship with a woman, co-host Maggie Rodriguez again used the scandal to argue that the Catholic Church should overturn its celibacy requirement for priests: "We go right to a story that has...
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The Pope and top Vatican officials have reconfirmed the Catholic Church's rule of celibacy for priests after considering an excommunicated archbishop's demand that it be dropped. ... "The value of the choice of priestly celibacy, ... About a thousand of these priests and their wives plan a convention in New York City in December.
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