Sunday, August 28, 2005
To: The Detroit News
Re: “Priestly celibacy a joy”, Letter, August 28.
In the August 28th letter, “Priestly celibacy a joy”, the letter writer states that Jesus was celibate and priests accept celibacy in imitation of Jesus.
Religious scholars admit that there is no proof that Jesus was celibate. Some even admit that Jesus could have been married, as was the custom in those days.
Celibacy was imposed on priests as a way to stop Church property from being bequeathed to the priest’s children. I suppose the Church could have stopped the practice by less drastic means.
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