Celibacy traces roots to Church's beginnings

Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly versionSend to friendSend to friend Research in the last 20 years has shown that the history of priestly celibacy did not begin in the 11th century, as is sometimes asserted, but traces its remote beginnings to the Church of the apostles.

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