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Clerical celibacy is not a doctrine!

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The article states "According to the doctrines of the Catholic Church, the pope (along with other clergy) is expected to be celibate, and is expected to be chaste as well." This is factually incorrect because clerical celibacy is not a doctrine. It is a discipline, imposed on priests of the Latin Rite, and some *BUT NOT ALL* of the Eastern Catholic Churches. In some of the Eastern Churches, married men may be ordained to the priesthood. (But, a single man, once ordained, cannot marry afterward.)

(EDIT -- I just made a correction to above noted sentence in the article, 19 Apr 2005, 18:02 EDIT)

Also it should be noted that for a single person, chastity and celibacy are the same thing. But for a married person, chastity is faithfulness to one's spouse, and responsible use of the gift of sexuality. WhFastus

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On April 27, this article was nominated for deletion. The discussion can be found at Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/List of sexually active popes. The result was keep. —Xezbeth 09:31, May 7, 2005 (UTC)

page deletion

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im sorry but why does this exist this page isn't useful or informative Radon difluoride (talk) 14:30, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of sexually active popes and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of sexually active popes (2nd nomination). You're welcome to place the article for deletion again. To do so, follow the instructions at WP:AFDHOWTO. I doubt such an AfD would result in deletion, but you're welcome to try. --Hammersoft (talk) 15:24, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

why does this page exist?

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??? 2603:9001:5500:15CE:FC4D:8F9A:1587:7CDC (talk) 04:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]