929:"The clergy, like Plato's guardians, were placed in authority not by the suffrages of the people, but by their talent as shown in ecclesiastical studies and administration, by their disposition to a life of meditation and simplicity, and (perhaps it should be added) by the influence of their relatives with the powers of state and church. In the latter half of the period in which they ruled , the clergy were as free from family cares as even Plato could desire; and in some cases it would seem they enjoyed no little of the reproductive freedom accorded to the guardians. Celibacy was part of the psychological structure of the power of the clergy; for on the one hand they were unimpeded by the narrowing egoism of the family, and on the other their apparent superiority to the call of the flesh added to the awe in which lay sinners held them …"
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and above those things to which it is to be preferred; under Him by whom it ought to be ruled, above those things which it ought to rule. For it does many things through vicious desire, as though in forgetfulness of itself. For it sees some things intrinsically excellent, in that more excellent nature which is God: and whereas it ought to remain steadfast that it may enjoy them, it is turned away from Him, by wishing to appropriate those things to itself, and not to be like to Him by His gift, but to be what He is by its own, and it begins to move and slip gradually down into less and less, which it thinks to be more and more." ("
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celibacy. For ordinary persons, married life is undoubtedly advisable unless they have a special aptitude for celibacy". Baba also asserted that "The value of celibacy lies in the habit of restraint and the sense of detachment and independence which it gives" and that "The aspirant must choose one of the two courses which are open to him. He must take to the life of celibacy or to the married life, and he must avoid at all costs a cheap compromise between the two. Promiscuity in sex gratification is bound to land the aspirant in a most pitiful and dangerous chaos of ungovernable lust."
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is fornication? And from this we perceive, that because of unlawful lusts, not only those of which one is guilty in acts of uncleanness with another's husband or wife, but any unlawful lusts whatever, which cause the soul making a bad use of the body to wander from the law of God, and to be ruinously and basely corrupted, a man may, without crime, put away his wife, and a wife her husband, because the Lord makes the cause of fornication an exception; which fornication, in accordance with the above considerations, we are compelled to understand as being general and universal" ("
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830:(1545–64). In places, coercion and enslavement of clerical wives and children was apparently involved in the enforcement of the law. "The earliest decree in which the children were declared to be slaves and never to be enfranchised seems to have been a canon of the Synod of Pavia in 1018. Similar penalties were promulgated against wives and concubines (see the Synod of Melfi, 1189 can. xii), who by the very fact of their unlawful connexion with a subdeacon or clerk of higher rank became liable to be seized by the over-lord".
1051:) states, "But the Monasticism which they (who followed Jesus) invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them but only to please God therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance." Therefore, religion is clearly not a reason to stay unmarried although people are allowed to live their lives however they are comfortable; but relationships and sex outside of marriage, let alone forced marriage, is definitely a sin, "Oh you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women against their will" (
870:(Matthew 8). But some argue that Peter was a widower, due to the fact that this passage does not mention his wife, and that his mother-in-law is the one who serves Christ and the apostles after she is healed. Furthermore, Peter himself states: "Then Peter spoke up, 'We have left everything to follow you!' 'Truly I tell you', Jesus replied, 'no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much'" (
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546:, renouncing all the pleasures of the senses, rich food, baths, rest, and anything that made them comfortable. Thousands joined them in the desert, mostly men but also a handful of women. Religious seekers also began going to the desert seeking advice and counsel from the early Desert Fathers. By the time of Anthony's death, there were so many men and women living in the desert in celibacy that it was described as "a city" by Anthony's biographer.
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In 393 or 394 he commented: "Moreover, if unbelief is fornication, and idolatry unbelief, and covetousness idolatry, it is not to be doubted that covetousness also is fornication. Who, then, in that case can rightly separate any unlawful lust whatever from the category of fornication, if covetousness
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Augustine explained it in this way: "Why therefore is it enjoined upon mind, that it should know itself? I suppose, in order that it may consider itself, and live according to its own nature; that is, seek to be regulated according to its own nature, viz., under Him to whom it ought to be subject,
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The view of the Church is that celibacy is a reflection of life in Heaven, a source of detachment from the material world which aids in one's relationship with God. Celibacy is designed to "consecrate themselves with undivided heart to the Lord and to "the affairs of the Lord, they give themselves
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stated that "or the aspirant a life of strict celibacy is preferable to married life, if restraint comes to him easily without undue sense of self-repression. Such restraint is difficult for most persons and sometimes impossible, and for them married life is decidedly more helpful than a life of
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Sufi order are celibate. Unlike other Sufi orders in China, the leadership within the order is not a hereditary position, rather, one of the disciples of the celibate Shaikh is chosen by the Shaikh to succeed him. The 92-year-old celibate Shaikh Yang Shijun was the leader of the
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Dixi etiam quodam loco: «Quod enim est cibus ad salutem hominis, hoc est concubitus ad salutem generis, et utrumque non-est sine delectatione carnali, quae tamen modificata et temperantia refrenante in usum naturalem redacta, libido esse non-potest». Quod ideo dictum est, quoniam "libido non-est
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Christians lived in the belief that the end of the world would soon come upon them, and saw no point in planning new families and having children. According to Chadwick, this was why Paul encouraged both celibate and marital lifestyles among the members of the Corinthian congregation,
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Statutes forbidding clergy from having wives were written beginning with the
Council of Elvira (306) but these early statutes were not universal and were often defied by clerics and then retracted by hierarchy. The Synod of Gangra (345) condemned a false asceticism whereby worshipers boycotted
419:'s disciples have to live in celibacy. However, it is a general view that Christ himself lived a life of perfect chastity; thus, "Voluntary chastity is the imitation of him who was the virgin Son of a virgin Mother". One of his invocations is "King of virgins and lover of stainless chastity"
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Matthew 19 was a call to be sexually continent and that this developed into celibacy for priests as the successors of the apostles. Others see the call to be sexually continent in Matthew 19 to be a caution for men who were too readily divorcing and remarrying.
457:), which include chastity alongside poverty and obedience, Jesus is said to have " the rule of the higher life, founded upon his own most perfect life", for those who seek "the highest perfection" and feel "called to follow Christ in this way"—i.e. through such "exceptional sacrifices".
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and his followers. Pythagorean thinking was dominated by a profoundly mystical view of the world. The
Pythagorean code further restricted his members from eating meat, fish, and beans which they practised for religious, ethical and ascetic reasons, in particular the idea of
339:. In order to pursue an ascetic life, he needed to renounce aspects of the impermanent world, including his wife and son. Later on both his wife and son joined the ascetic community and are mentioned in the Buddhist texts to have become enlightened. In another sense, a
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Muslims in China. In China, unlike other Muslim sects, the leaders (Shaikhs) of the
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is simply an unmarried or single person, and celibacy is perceived as synonymous with sexual abstinence or restraint." Sipe adds that even in the relatively uniform milieu of
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African and Native American religious traditions, celibacy has been viewed negatively as well, although there were exceptions like periodic celibacy practiced by some Mesoamerican warriors.
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ordain both celibate and married men. However, in both the East and the West, bishops are chosen from among those who are celibate. In Ireland, several priests have fathered children, the two most prominent being bishop
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entirely to God and to men. It is a sign of this new life to the service of which the Church's minister is consecrated; accepted with a joyous heart celibacy radiantly proclaims the Reign of God." In contrast,
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traditions, bishops are required to be celibate. In the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox traditions, priests and deacons are allowed to be married, yet have to remain celibate if they are unmarried at the time of
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A voluntary refusal to marry or engage in sexual intercourse, celibacy is often associated with taking religious vows. The three types of religious celibacy are sacerdotal, monastic, and institutional.
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and the word literally translated means "dedicated to the Divinity of Life". The word is often used in yogic practice to refer to celibacy or denying pleasure, but this is only a small part of what
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beyond the "wait until marriage" message of abstinence campaigns. They seek a new understanding of celibacy that is focused on God rather than a future marriage or a lifelong vow to the Church.
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is to keep a person focused on the purpose in life, the things that instill a feeling of peace and contentment. It is also used to cultivate occult powers and many supernatural feats, called
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who launched the movement that became the Desert Fathers. Sometime around AD 270, Anthony heard a Sunday sermon stating that perfection could be achieved by
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can. xxxiii) states that the discipline of celibacy is to refrain from the use of marriage, i.e. refrain from having carnal contact with one's spouse.
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have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can" (Matthew 19:10-12, NRSV). While
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The rule of celibacy in the Buddhist religion, whether
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3054:"Tafsir Al-Jalalayn | Sura Al-Hadid (57) Verse No. 27"
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195:, meaning "unmarried". This word derives from two
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2564:"TPM (CPM) PENTECOSTAL MISSION | WORD WILL SAVE"
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3186:Westerlund, David; Svanberg, Ingvar (2012).
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1393:Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
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2265:On the Literal Meaning of Genesis
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1961:The Sarum Rite, Common of Virgins
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1368:Celibacy and Religious Traditions
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665:In the early 3rd century, the
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165:, practised celibacy. Several
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4048:Women who have sex with women
3584:History of Western Philosophy
3213:Manger, Leif O., ed. (1999).
2786:"Celibacy and the Priesthood"
2446:I, 11, 5 (GCS Socr. 42, i9f.)
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1433:Online Etymology Dictionary,
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3189:Islam Outside the Arab World
3162:Islam Outside the Arab World
2457:Celibacy in the Early Church
2373:De nuptiis et concupiscentia
2125:Dictionary of Moral Theology
2123:art. Celibacy, clerical, in
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1484:Dictionary of Moral Theology
622:In the early Church, higher
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4166:Counterculture of the 1960s
3252:The Oxford History of Islam
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2958:Semerdjian, Elyse (2008).
2690:"Was Saint Peter Married?"
2415:De sermone Domini in monte
2411:On the Sermon on the Mount
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2160:Libreria Editrice Vaticana
1951:The Church's Year of Grace
1832:Journal of Nurse-Midwifery
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1796:Brown, Gabrielle (1989).
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2998:. UBC Press. p. 8.
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730:and voluntary celibacy.
695:Saint Augustine of Hippo
347:as being an advocate of
129:–, for members of
5172:Physical attractiveness
3671:Rafael Domingo (2020):
3026:Akande, Habeeb (2015).
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1289:Oxford University Press
1098:Ancient Greece and Rome
918:, referring to Plato's
671:Apostolic Constitutions
563:According to the later
326:Higashifushimi Kunihide
215:Abstinence and celibacy
185:derives from the Latin
135:religious congregations
5213:Human female sexuality
5146:Split attraction model
5027:Committed relationship
4309:Split attraction model
4299:Sexual objectification
4209:Anarchism and love/sex
2992:Khan, Shahnaz (2011).
2769:Cholij, Roman (1993).
1895:Thurman, Robert A. F.
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5263:Sex-positive movement
5258:Sex-positive feminism
5243:Sex Addicts Anonymous
5116:Queer heterosexuality
4269:Sex-positive movement
3922:Reproductive medicine
3917:Obesity and sexuality
3864:Sexual response cycle
3695:HBO documentary film
3609:Heid, Stefan (2000).
3424:Renard, John (2009).
3397:Renard, John (2005).
2839:Durant, Will (2005).
2444:Historia ealesiastica
2440:Socrates Scholasticus
2371:, 16.18; PL 40, 385;
2308:De Genesi ad litteram
2270:De Genesi ad litteram
2137:Aduersus Jovinianum I
1866:A History of Celibacy
1745:A History of Celibacy
1460:Catholic Encyclopedia
1453:Melody, John (1913).
1199:Feminism and celibacy
1194:Abstinence in Judaism
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835:Roman Catholic Church
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258:A History of Celibacy
5218:Human male sexuality
5109:Romantic orientation
4795:Buddhist monasticism
4785:Christian demonology
4611:Urethral intercourse
4410:Erotic sexual denial
4101:Cybersex trafficking
3974:Erectile dysfunction
3427:The A to Z of Sufism
2729:on 18 February 2008.
2395:Augustine of Hippo,
2345:Augustine of Hippo,
2302:Augustine of Hippo,
2263:Augustine of Hippo,
2164:Paragraphs 1577–1579
1233:. pp. 118–119.
1147:Balkan sworn virgins
455:evangelical counsels
359:and spiritual life.
173:denounced celibacy.
163:Second Temple period
4995:Casual relationship
4943:Sexual relationship
4849:Sacred prostitution
4638:Wet T-shirt contest
4502:Non-penetrative sex
4460:Mammary intercourse
4141:Revenge pornography
3912:Masters and Johnson
3874:Vaginal lubrication
2842:Story of Philosophy
2792:on 5 December 2008.
2678:on 11 January 2010.
2455:Stefan Heid (2000),
2281:34, 377; cf. idem,
2182:The Washington Post
1864:Abbott, Elizabeth.
1366:Carl Olson (2007).
197:Proto-Indo-European
143:consecrated virgins
123:Protestant churches
5278:Stanley v. Georgia
5223:Right to sexuality
5192:Sexual frustration
5131:Sexual orientation
4695:Red-light district
4591:Sexual penetration
4579:Sexual intercourse
4497:Nipple stimulation
4176:Golden Age of Porn
4076:Child sexual abuse
4043:Sexual orientation
3969:Sexual dysfunction
3907:Male contraceptive
3869:Sexual stimulation
3818:Nocturnal emission
2809:The New York Times
2484:The New York Times
1120:was the system of
1074:China as of 1998.
974:
954:conversion therapy
911:
887:Assumption of Mary
795:
726:, celibacy of the
687:
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581:Against Jovinianus
505:
478:consecrated virgin
460:A number of early
413:
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349:marital continence
292:
119:Anglican Communion
51:sexually abstinent
5286:
5285:
5268:Sexual revolution
5177:Sexual attraction
5126:Sexual abstinence
5015:Celibacy syndrome
4896:
4895:
4805:Hindu monasticism
4790:Clerical celibacy
4656:Adult video games
4367:Sexual activities
4284:Sexual attraction
4274:Sexual abstinence
4186:Sexual revolution
4171:Feminist sex wars
4126:Sexual misconduct
4121:Sexual harassment
4086:Indecent exposure
3793:Clitoral erection
3579:Russell, Bertrand
3523:978-1-880619-09-4
3495:978-1-880619-09-4
3467:978-1-880619-09-4
2934:Amin Ahsan Islahi
2852:978-0-671-69500-2
2747:Code of Canon Law
2722:Code of Canon Law
2369:De bono coniugali
2277:49,28 and 50–52;
2043:978-0-495-81294-4
2016:978-0-226-45739-0
1510:978-1-60136-000-7
1416:29b; Maimonides,
1377:978-0-19-804181-8
1270:978-0-19-988877-1
1175:Albanian Orthodox
1027:Marriage in Islam
724:clerical celibacy
593:Oriental Orthodox
587:In the Catholic,
529:Anthony the Great
462:Christian martyrs
373:Kateri Tekakwitha
322:Meiji Restoration
229:Sexual abstinence
181:The English word
5306:
5273:Sexual surrogate
5233:Sexual addiction
5032:Conventional sex
4923:
4916:
4909:
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4899:
4886:
4885:
4810:Jain monasticism
4574:Sexual fetishism
4492:Mechanics of sex
4375:Conventional sex
4279:Sexual addiction
4214:Extramarital sex
3996:Sexual surrogate
3832:male ejaculation
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3643:Brown, Gabrielle
3635:Freeing Celibacy
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4930:Human sexuality
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4111:Sex trafficking
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4038:Sexual identity
4028:Gender identity
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3991:Sexual medicine
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3798:Erogenous zones
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4934:sexology
4773:Hinduism
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