But when celibacy was instituted by Pope Gregory that wasn't the case though was it? In around 1,000 Pope Gregory edicted that priests be celibate that those priests who were married were in effect divorced from their wives before they were allowed to serve. Then there is the issue of divorce and how the Catholic interprets when its allowed. My Bible says in Matt 5 that only adultry is cause for divorce. Why would Pope Gregory go against the Bible?
Celibacy was a discipline long before Pope Gregory VII, some members of the clergy agreed to lex continentiae and then ignored it; refer to Canons XXVII and XXXIII from the Council of Elvira, 295-302 AD. Peter and Jesus speak about those who have given up everything, including wives, to follow Christ. Melchisedech, Elias, John the Baptist, Paul and Jesus, to name just a few, were celibate.
Celibacy dates back to the Apostles