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Why priests should remain unmarried and celibate
Fr. David Howell, Catholic Herald
Friday, January 19, 2024
Priestly celibacy is a gift put into one’s heart by God, not simply a canonical obligation applied externally. Since marriage does not exist in heaven, as Jesus himself said (Matthew 22:30), the priest starts living now what we will all experience in heaven: the greatest love imaginable.