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Hi Mario,
I think we were talking about two different issues. I was supporting
Selma's claim about the ORIGIN of the practice of celibacy while you
are discussing the CURRENT RATIONALE for celibacy, in such a case, I
agree with you that property inheritance concerns are long removed
from today's requirements for the Roman Catholic clergy.
Peter
> From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Almost all the examples you have cited are either so
> ancient or restricted to the progeny of a very few
> Popes from the bad old days of the Church that led to
> the Reformation that I don't see how one can use any
> of it to support the celibacy of all Catholic priests
> for the several centuries since.
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