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Why are priests celibate?

Publication: U.S. Catholic
Publication Date: 01-AUG-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Why are priests celibate?(glad you asked)

Article Excerpt
Celibacy is one of the most widely recognized it is well known, celibacy itself is often misunderstood.

Technically, celibacy is the commitment not to marry. In the Latin (Roman) Catholic Church, it is a prerequisite for ordination to the priesthood. The candidate must freely assume this obligation publicly and for life. Because church teaching reserves sexual activity to marriage, celibacy also requires abstinence.

Celibacy, however,...

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