Source: https://east2west.org/articles/mandatory_clerical_celibacy/
Accessed: 8/30/2019
The direct quote follows here:
Thus, clerical celibacy is clearly a discipline that the Church has the authority to regulate and govern. This fact bears witness against it being a tradition “demanded by the apostles.”[68] So is clerical celibacy “really necessary and indispensable to the priesthood?”[69] The answer is a resounding no.
Accessed: 8/30/2019
The direct quote follows here:
Thus, clerical celibacy is clearly a discipline that the Church has the authority to regulate and govern. This fact bears witness against it being a tradition “demanded by the apostles.”[68] So is clerical celibacy “really necessary and indispensable to the priesthood?”[69] The answer is a resounding no.
This article originally appeared in Eastern Churches Journal.
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