[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Good. It isn’t in the least bit necessary anymore.

Compulsory clerical celibacy was institutionalized in the Middle Ages. Implemented primarily to confront rampant corruption in the Church, specifically nepotism and simony.

There is absolutely nothing in the Bible requiring such a draconian policy. In point of fact, priests were married men in the Bible from Aaron on down.

The Pope has correctly stated that clerical celibacy is a discipline, not a dogma or a doctrine of the Church and therefore subject to change.

[Petrosius]

Compulsory clerical celibacy was institutionalized in the Middle Ages. Implemented primarily to confront rampant corruption in the Church, specifically nepotism and simony.

I know that you like to repeat this but it is just not true. Clerical celibacy in the West goes back to Apostolic times.

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[Rome2000]

Divorce lawyers will NOT be stealing from the CHURCH thank you.