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Pope Francis calls Catholic Church's ban on priests having sex 'temporary' opening door to review of 1,000-year-old celibacy rules
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 85427943:MV81MzgyODIwXzk5NDEwODY4X0E2QURBNEUz] [quote:Anonymous Coward 85428081:MV81MzgyODIwXzk5NDA5MDkyXzhGOUI2NkIw] [quote:tiger1:MV81MzgyODIwXzk5NDA4MTEyX0ZFM0NFMUVB] SOME Catholic Priests ARE married ! Most Byzantine Catholic Priests not from the USA, and converts from some Protestant denominations, are married Priests. [/quote] Read the celibacy rule was there since the masonic state can't go after your family as an enemy of the masonic state. A vow of poverty used to play the same role back before the Church lost its soul saving [s]function[/s] capacity. [/quote] [/quote]
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Pope Francis, 86, hinted that priests may not have to be celibate in the future
It comes after growing calls to drop rule that was introduced in the 11th century
The Catholic Church is open to reviewing its thousand-year-old practice of celibacy, Pope Francis has suggested.
He said the ban was only 'temporary' and there was also 'no contradiction' for a priest to marry.
Celibacy was made a requirement by the Catholic Church in the 11th-century for financial reasons, as clergy without children were more likely to leave their wealth to the church.
The Vatican enforces the rule among priests - but there are growing calls to end the ban.
It comes after Germany's Catholic Church voted for a resolution requesting that the Pope end the obligation for priests to be celibate.
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