#celibacy

Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#accord #celibacy #compulsion #does #his

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent. ↗

— Socrates

#course #man #marriage #repent #sure

Celibacy is the Tesla family secret, passed down through the generations.” “Celibacy, passed down through the generations?”Victor asked dryly. I flushed. “Its efficacy is not disproved by its imperfect application,” I muttered. ↗

— Vinnie Tesla

#humor #age

Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command. ↗

— Hans Küng

#celibacy #christianity #church #priesthood #priests

What kinda vows?" Celibacy? I thought, though I didn't say it. Nobody keeps a celibacy vow anyway. ↗

— Cassandra Rose Clarke

#funny #vows #funny

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy. ↗

— William P. Leahy

#church #clerical #hold #holds #may

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#christ #church #dignity #duty #expression

Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond. ↗

— Thomas Love Peacock

#always #celibacy #horse #lake #marriage

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty. ↗

— Timothy Radcliffe

#beauty #celibacy #even #having #humanity

For the standard of Christian life was to be strained to a higher pitch; more fasting was required, and more careful separation from the manners and enjoyments of the world; celibacy and martyrdom had great value set upon them, and second marriages were prohibited. ↗

— Robert Rainy

#celibacy #christian #christian life #enjoyments #fasting