Quotations on Celibacy 6 Quotes Found Displaying 1 through 6
The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy. - William P. Leahy (Keywords: Church, Celibacy, 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 (Keywords: Church, Celibacy, Christ, Dignity, Duty, Expression, Maturity, Proof, Vow, Word) Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horse pond. - Thomas Love Peacock (Keywords: Marriage, Celibacy, May) 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 (Keywords: Beauty, Sex, Celibacy, 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 (Keywords: Life, Christian, Celibacy, Manners, Separation, Value, World) As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent. - Socrates (Keywords: Marriage, Celibacy, Man, Will)
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