Shift in 20th Century Church's More Positive View of Sex Contributed to Return of Married Latin Priests in 20th & 21st Centuries (Sex in Christian Marriage Not Viewed as Ritually Impure in Catholic Thinking)

 

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Father is asking the right question. Bravo!

Some early Fathers argued for celibacy b/c they viewed sex as ritual impurity - even in marriage(!). Church today does not view sex in Christian marriage as impure. This shift paved the return of married Latin priests in the 20th Century.

Fr. Dwight Longenecker

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Oct 29, 2023

Replying to @matthewpao1

Do you think it likely that the call for married people to live in perfect continence may have been influenced by Manicheanism--that the flesh is impure and that sex is therefore objectively "dirty" and sinful?