To: eastsider
St. Gregory wrote an entire treatise on virginity. He himself was married. The ascetic movement has some of its roots in Greek thought.
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03/28/2002 12:37:30 PM PST by
cornelis
To: cornelis
IMO, there was enough variety in Greek thought to support every sort of discipline and lack thereof. But I digress. : ) The overwhelming support for celibacy and continence seems to have been the desire to emulate Jesus and his apostles.
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