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Does Celibacy Work for the Catholic Church?

Celibacy is a complex state that may attract priesthood candidates with troubling motivations.

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Integrated Celibacy Leads to Grace, Not Pathology

While some priestly candidates struggle with the celibate state, most do not in a way that is a stumbling block.

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'Spiritual Fertility': Celibacy as a Sign of Love

The pope's 1992 letter to priests explains the theological underpinnings of clerical celibacy as a "gift of self to others."

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Priestly Celibacy Is A Gift

In a sex-saturated world, we need the counter-cultural witness of celibacy.

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The New Pope's First Crisis

The priest shortage and its surprisingly simple solution: allow marriage as an option for priests

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Celibacy, Sex and Love

For me, celibacy simply offers another way to love people and is much more something I do rather than not do.

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Official Catholic Church Teaching on Celibacy for Priests

Catholic priests are called to abstain from marriage and sex 'for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.'

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The Papacy: Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions

Author Charlotte Allen answers your questions about the pope and the Catholic Church.

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