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Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.
Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures.
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a read more
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.
Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.
Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.
Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined read more
Celibacy, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity; but marriage, like the useful bee, builds a house, and gathers sweetness from every flower, and labors and unites
Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their read more
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.