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MANative

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8. this is accurate

Reply to Vincardog (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 01:42 PM

Mar 2012

It was a direct response to priests from wealthy families giving their property to their children rather than to the church. Priests were allowed to marry until Pope Augustine, IIRC. It was more about building church wealth than any moral imperative.

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Catholic Question [View all] Angry Dragon Mar 2012 OP

In the original version the clergy was required to "perform". The argument can be made Vincardog Mar 2012 #1

this is accurate MANative Mar 2012 #8

The Catholic clergy are supposed to be too attached to God to get married. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #2

according to the gospel CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #3

Which gospel? Stuckinthebush Mar 2012 #4

The New American Bible CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #7

As far as I'm aware of, no mention of any of that is in the Bible... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #10

See Matthew 19 and 1 Corinthians 7 FarCenter Mar 2012 #16

Paul didn't want anyone to get married, thought it was a distraction from preparing for Jesus'... Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #18

you are right best I know CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #17

So the Bible gets changed to fit the belief and dogma?? Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #12

I've seen many different Catholic bibles CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #13

That sounds a lot like the Mormons Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #14

basically the same book CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #15

We were always told too that priests and nuns Liberalynn Mar 2012 #5

If I remember correctly, the "be fruitful and multiply" LuvNewcastle Mar 2012 #6

Celibacy of the Clergy FarCenter Mar 2012 #9

I read it as man-made not god demand Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #11