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And another reminder or funfact: apparently a main reason to introduce the obligatory celibate for priests was: "the need to avoid claims on church property by
by hutzlibu 4y ago
And another reminder or funfact: apparently a main reason to introduce the obligatory celibate for priests was: "the need to avoid claims on church property by priests' offspring".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celibacy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celibacy
- PeterisP 4y agoYep, the celibacy is not about sex but about marriage; throughout history it was not that rare for priests to have unofficial spouses and kids, and at some times it wasn't even particularly shunned, but the concept of celibacy ensured that there couldn't be any legitimate kids i.e. heirs.
- jmopp 4y agoAlso: it is pretty much only the Catholic church that mandates celibacy for priests. The Eastern churches allow married priests, but not bishops - while one tenet of Protestantism is the priesthood of all believers, where everyone should be able to talk with God and play a role in church affairs.