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Celibacy is the renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, ... But in the Church of Christ, as an antithesis to this, the priestlycharacter was imparted by the Holy Ghost in the Divinely-instituted Sacrament of Orders. Virginity is consequently the special prerogative of the Christian priesthood.
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The first is, as has been convincingly shown by Stickler6 as well as by Cochini,7 that the stipulation was one of the main formulae on which the ancient tradition was based for claiming an actual apostolic origin for the law of priestly celibacy.
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So the problem of the relevance of priestly celibacy cannot evade this ‘basic law’. For reference to other criteria would falsify our reasoning and conclusions. ... So, if we are to understand the problem of the relevance of priestly celibacy, we must study it within its true dimension: that of the supernatural.
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Crisis magazine has put together a list of arguments for priestly celibacy and responses to commonly heard criticisms. ... 5 Arguments for Priestly Celibacy ... As Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe of Grado explains, "[A priest's] being and his acting must be like Christ's: undivided" (The Relevance of Priestly Celibacy Today, 1993).
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Chapter 46: Priestly Celibacy ... As a sample, we present the chapter on priestly celibacy. ... Fundamentalists, and even some Catholics, are surprised to learn that celibacy has not been a rule for all Catholic priests. In the Eastern Rites, married men can be ordained; this has been the custom from the first.
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"These observations help us to understand the reasons for the Church's legislation on priestly celibacy. In fact, the Church has considered and still considers that it belongs to the logic of priestly consecration and to the total belonging to Christ resulting from it" (General Audience, 17 July 1993).
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The Vatican released a short statement at the conclusion of Pope Benedict XVI’s three hour meeting with heads of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia today. ... The Case for Priestly Celibacy...
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ON PRIESTLY CELIBACY AND THE PRESENT CRISIS IN ROMAN CATHOLICISM: ... Yes, such a good intention, this celibacy idea. But, as they say, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. ... He foresaw the difficulties and temptations compulsory celibacy would bring. He urged the Church to maintain Her traditional condition that,
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Indeed, priestly celibacy is Christ's precious gift to his Church, a gift one needs to meditate on anew and to strengthen, especially in today's profoundly secularized world. Scholars note that the origins of priestly celibacy date back to apostolic times.
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