Celibacy
41Clerical celibacy (Catholic Church) — See also: Clerical celibacy Clerical celibacy is the discipline by which, in some Churches, only unmarried men are, as a rule, to be ordained to the priesthood. The same discipline holds in some other Churches for ordination to the episcopate.… …
42Involuntary celibacy — (or incel) is the state of a person who has not established an intimate relationship or engaged in sexual intercourse for reasons other than voluntary celibacy or sexual abstinence. The term is used especially for adults who, despite general… …
43The Celibacy — (El Celibato) Título The Celibacy (El Celibato) Ficha técnica Dirección Horacio Bocaranda Guion Horacio Bocaranda …
44single life — Celibacy, unmarried state …
45Sacerdotalis Caelibatus — (Latin for Of the celibate priesthood ) is the name of an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI. It defends the Catholic Church s tradition of priestly celibacy in the West. The encyclical was promulgated on June 24, 1967.ummary of the… …
46Criticism of the Catholic Church — This article is about the church headquartered in Vatican City, an enclave within Rome. For Criticism of the Christian Church, see Criticism of Christianity. Part of a series on …
47Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
48Debate on the causes of clerical child abuse — Main article: Catholic sex abuse cases The debate on the causes of clerical child abuse is a major aspect of the academic literature surrounding Catholic sex abuse cases. Contents 1 Seminary training/admissions 2 Declining standards in the… …
49Directa Decretal — Pope Siricius, author of the Directa decretal The Directa decretal was written by Pope Siricius in February AD 385. It took the form of a long letter to Spanish bishop Himerius of Tarragona replying to the bishop’s requests for directa on various …
50Clerical marriage — is the practice of allowing clergy to marry. Churches such as the Eastern Orthodox and the Oriental Orthodox exclude this practice for their priests, while accepting already married men for ordination to priesthood. The Roman Catholic Church,… …
