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In the beginning, when the Church emerged, the first priests did not have to strictly follow celibacy. It was from the 11th century onwards that this idea was introduced. Leo IX and Gregory VII ...

Meaghan Wray has been celibate for over 18 months, but she didn’t just wake up one morning and decide to stop having sex. “It was more of a slow burn decision, one that started with being ...

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Pope Francis upheld priestly celibacy, though he hinted it was not doctrinal and could be reformed. As debates on clerical shortages continue, Pope Leo XIV may be pressed to revisit this tradition.

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Katie adds that this pressure to conform is something she’s noticed driving people into incel culture or involuntary celibacy. ‘They don’t have the emotional literacy or confidence and ...

Various experts have dubbed this trend as "celibacy syndrome". It encompasses all the attitudes that Japanese people, in this case, take to not have sex and the reasons that lead them to maintain ...

At the meetings during Francis’ papacy, some divisive topics came up, including the ordination of women as Catholic deacons, the requirement of celibacy for priests and the church’s attitude ...

Francis did not formally change church doctrine, but opened the door to communion for divorcees and blessings for same-sex couples, although he did not allow a relaxation of priestly celibacy ...

The other was about priests who were caught breaking the vows of celibacy. The camerlengo gained popularity by philosophically guiding that children come from God. Secondly, that it was okay as ...