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FYI re priestly celibacy


2 posted on 01/22/2006 10:42:30 AM PST by bornacatholic
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The real reason for Priestly Celibacy was to keep the Church's property out of the hands of the Priests' progeny. The Levites, the priests of the Jewish faith, married and had children. I don't see anywhere in the New Testament where it says you must be celibate to be a leader in the Church. The Bible admonishes those who are not married to abstain from sex. But there is no scriptures forbidding marriage. Again, I think it is man, meddling in God's business.


3 posted on 01/22/2006 11:11:38 AM PST by brwnsuga (Proud, Black, Conservative!)
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