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The Spousal Meaning of the Body and Chastity in Christian States of Life | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

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Diocesan Priest and Celibacy

Celibacy for the diocesan clergy is not a vow, it's a promise. The practical effects are the same and the interior effects are different. A religious might go through phases where they see celibacy as penitential comes to see it in fact as a gift and as a good. That may not be true for any particular diocesan priest.

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