Celibacy is not hereditary.
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And that right there is WHY the Church became celibate.
The early Church was NOT celibate. Priests had wives and families.
However, if the religeous are celibate, any property that they may own or inherit goes to the Church, NOT to surviving family.
The Church wanted the money and the land, (especially as many who went for the priest-hood came from the merchant or noble classes and were therefore endowed) so the Church instituted celibacy.
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