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1 posted on 10/25/2009 2:48:17 PM PDT by NYer
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2 posted on 10/25/2009 2:48:46 PM PDT by NYer ( "One Who Prays Is Not Afraid; One Who Prays Is Never Alone"- Benedict XVI)
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4 posted on 10/25/2009 3:51:05 PM PDT by narses ("These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.")
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“”The tendency is rather to celibacy, but not the contrary, at least according to the experience in Egypt.””

Celibates belong in monasteries.


7 posted on 10/25/2009 4:08:55 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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The natural tendency of a man is to be attracted to a woman because naturally the man is looking for a mate. This is the way God made it.

I believe it is a greater effort to exercise restraint from this natural tendency toward a woman than the contrary. However, there is duty, will power, and discipline that a normal celibate man must employ in order to maintain his commitment to God.

This isn't true if you are generally Asexual or homosexual with a God fearing conscience. If the latter, you don't want to marry a woman in the first place so there is nothing to suppress in that respect. So your tendency would indeed be toward celibacy if you have a God fearing conscience because your understand of such an abomination forces you to suppress it much more so than a heterosexual tendency.

10 posted on 10/25/2009 5:36:56 PM PDT by SQUID
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