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Aerows

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7. The reason was financial

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 01:14 PM

Jan 2012

The Catholic Church wanted to ensure that priests did not have progeny to pass their property onto. They wanted any wealth to revert back to the Catholic Church and that's why marriage and children were denied them (or at least public recognition of marriage and children. It's not like it didn't happen, they just didn't have any property rights).

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Catholic bishop resigns, admits he has 2 kids [View all] RockaFowler Jan 2012 OP

A SECRET family for AT LEAST twelve years? rocktivity Jan 2012 #1

All religions need to do something that seems crazy to a rational thinker. immoderate Jan 2012 #2

Duplicate post. sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #3

The original basis was more political than anything else jberryhill Jan 2012 #4

It was also financial Aerows Jan 2012 #8

Is it financial? If priests were allowed to marry and have a family mysuzuki2 Jan 2012 #5

So... wait. I just want to be sure I understand... Scootaloo Jan 2012 #6

The reason was financial Aerows Jan 2012 #7