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Please read the article.

Is it true that priestly celibacy was established in the tenth century; that is, 900 years after the death of Christ Jesus? Absolutely not! Despite what the Pope said, you are still on very solid ground to defend the Church teaching as always being part of Catholic tradition.

 

Pope Gregory VII: what Pope Francis probably meant to say was that celibacy for the clergy was officially mandated as a discipline in the 12th century by an ecumenical council for the first time.(by Pope Gregory VII)

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>Please read the article.

Please read the Bible.

1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Articles, Councils, Bulls and Popes to the contrary, whether 2nd Century or 21st Century, mean squat. As Christ told Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan."

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I agree with this. Granted, a pope should have his Church history correct, but this sort of blunder doesn’t concern me.