John had to struggle with Roman nobles who supported a rival claimant to the papal throne. He did not last long in the job, but all three of his sons became priests. More fortunate was the widowed Clement IV who ruled from He had the usual political struggles with local nobles but was a patron and protector of the great theologian St. Adrian II, who was elected in , was another married pope. He was an elderly man at the time of his selection but was still married to his wife, Stephania.
The couple had two daughters and the whole family lived together in the Lateran Palace in Rome. Unfortunately, the pope lost the struggle and he was placed in confinement. His enemies captured and murdered his family. This was not to say that these men did anything illicit.
Although for other Christian denominations and churches, celibacy has become more optional, in the Catholic Church it remains a strict rule. Celibacy by definition means abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. Before thisit was quite common for clergy to be married, encouraged even.
As it says nothing explicitly in the bible about remaining celibate, it was once believed that members of the church should set a good example by marrying and bearing children, work set out by god.
At some point in history, this changed and has never been the same since. For many, celibacy is a key part of being a Catholic priest, one who is supposed to devote himself to the Church and not be distracted by what some consider to be worldly concerns like a wife and family. Back in the first century, Popes, such as Peter and the other apostles, were all, for the most part, married men. However, Jesus Christ was unmarried and exercised a single-minded devotion to his beliefs and mission.
In the New Testament, virginity, as well as celibacy, were seen as a gift from God to be embraced. Fourteenth Century Bishop Pelagio complains that women are still ordained and hearing confessions. Sixteenth Century Council of Trent states that celibacy and virginity are superior to marriage.
Eighteenth Century American Declaration of Independence. Nineteenth Century Napoleon. Peter, Apostle St. Felix III 2 children St. Hormidas 1 son St. History sources: Oxford Dictionary of Popes; H. Foy Ed. Jewtt The Ordination of Women ; A.
DeRosa Vicars of Christ Myth: All priests take a vow of celibacy. Fact: Most priests do not take a vow. While this kind of moral and spiritual dishonesty is now considered to be a thing of the past, at the time, this blatant hypocrisy fed into popular anger over deceit within the Catholic Church , adding to the great turmoil surrounding the Church during volatile times. Connected to the Spanish branch of the powerful Borgia ecclesiastical dynasty, he was appointed a cardinal by his uncle and eventually became the vice-chancellor of the Catholic Church, acquiring tremendous wealth by selling offices and indulgences to the wealthy.
He didn't even maintain the pretense of celibacy, ultimately acknowledging four children with his upper-class Roman mistress Vannozza Catanei. He had five other children from various other mistresses, children he claimed as nieces or nephews. His son Cesare the model for Machiavelli's The Prince would resign his cardinalate and marry a French noblewoman. Alexander's daughter Lucrezia would engage in various notorious affairs and three marriages; historical speculation has abounded about her also engaging in intrafamilial relations.
Paul II was a 15th-century pope who was engaged in minor conflicts for his seven-year tenure. Celibacy may have been an issue, as the manner and circumstances of his passing are disputed. Official accounts have him succumbing to heart failure after eating an excessive amount of melon. Other accounts, possibly originating with papal enemies, assert that Paul II passed during the intimate act of a young male page entering him from the rear.
That he thoroughly enjoyed dressing up in elaborate vestments also contributed to rumors of "effeminacy" and homosexuality. Today he is most famous as the artistic patron of Michelangelo and other prominent Renaissance artists, and for the rebuilding of St. Peter's Basilica. He also ignored celibacy as a cardinal, fathering at least one daughter with his long-term mistress, whom he ultimately married off to the chamberlain of a cousin.
Julius was tainted with another charge late in life, that he consorted with men even common pro street workers.
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