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GUEST,dianavan BS: Pope on pedophile priests (239* d) RE: BS: Pope on pedophile priests 20 Apr 08

"Having an unmarried priesthood in the Catholic Church is a matter of discipline and tradition and economics, not doctrine."

You're right, McGrath, and that tradition started sometime around the Middle Ages because the Catholic church didn't want to have to support wives and children. Its more economical to train priests when you can house them dormitory style and then send them out into the world alone. The Catholic church didn't always insist on celibacy.

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