Editorial. Discusses various aspects of celibacy and marriage, and riches of priests of the Catholic church. Law under which church selling indulgences, guarantees signed and sealed by people not in a position to deliver on the promise, could be prosecuted; Debarment of celibate men to hold ...
History of Celibacy in the Monastic Movement: A Cassian-Basilian Perspective of Celibacy for Diocesan Priests Then, what ethical lesson for diocesan priests who live celibacy for the purpose of pastoral ministry today can be found in the celibacy of the monastic... Choi,Seong,Uk - 《Theological...
noun abstention from sexual relations. abstention by vow from marriage: the celibacy of priests. the state of being unmarried.Discover More Other Words From cel·i·bat·ic [sel-, uh, -, bat, -ik], adjective Discover More Word History and Origins Origin of celibacy1 First recorded in 1655...
Moreover, there is an ancient Eastern discipline of choosing bishops from the ranks of the celibate monks, so their bishops are all unmarried. The tradition in the Western or Latin-Rite Church has been for priests as well as bishops to take vows of celibacy, a rule that has been firmly ...
The history of Novatus distinctly proves the contrary. He was accused, long after he was a presbyter, of having caused the miscarriage of his wife by a passionate blow. In fact, throughout the first three centuries we read of no enforced celibacy. Chrysostom expressly combats the notion that...
some of whom I have closely followed. For seven of my relatives were bishops; and I am the eighth. And my relatives always observed the day when the people put away the leaven. I, therefore, brethren, who have lived sixty-five years in the Lord (Eusebius. Church History. Book V, Chap...
Before turning to the history of this observance it will be convenient to deal in the first place with certain general principles involved. The law of celibacy has repeatedly been made the object of attack, especially of recent years (see, for example, H. C. Lea, History of Sacerdotal C...
Liberals and Conservatives, Religious and Political: A Conjuncture of Modern History In the twentieth century, religious and political liberalism have generally been congruent, as were religious and political conservatism, along the dimensi... C Randall - 《Sociology of Religion》 被引量: 15发表: ...
This discrepancy between the historical and literary sagas, both products of the thirteenth century, can be explained by the growing influence of the Church, which by this time was attempting to introduce clerical celibacy and marital ... JM Jochens - 《Journal of Medieval History》 被引量: 10...
Three-Minute History: The Birth of Religious Life It is important to realize that religious life was born out of persecution. During the first three centuries of Christianity, it was illegal to be a Christian. If you were caught at Mass, or refused to offer incense to the gods of Rome, ...