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To: count-your-change

This is where I figured out she was clueless:

King speculates that the fragment may have been tossed in an ancient garbage heap by someone who objected to the idea of Jesus being married. Early Christians fiercely debated celibacy and marriage

With a little research she would have realized that Peter, the first pope, and the apostles that Jesus chose were, for the most part, married men.


28 posted on 09/20/2012 6:35:35 PM PDT by marstegreg
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To: marstegreg
Yeah--wasn't the celibacy of priests a late (12th century or so) development in the Church?

And from what I understand about persecution during the time of Paul's writings, NOT getting married and having a family would be good advice on a practical, as well as "religious", level.

45 posted on 09/20/2012 8:13:46 PM PDT by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement.)
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