Sentences with phrase «vow of celibacy»

So, really the church is at fault for hiring pedophiles, not for making pedophiles take vows of celibacy.

So, to be clear, I never took some kind of vow of celibacy.

However, several societies of clergy bound by rules which include vows of celibacy (usually not formally lifelong, but taken for a period with the expectation of renewal), have been founded, such as the Oblates of Mount Calvary in America, associated with the Order of the Holy Cross, and the recently organized Company of Mission Priests in England.21

His brother is also a scoundrel, in thrall to the teachings of a quack guru and undertaking a life - long vow of celibacy, much to the chagrin of his tortured wife.

The Good Catholic (PG - 13 for profanity and a sexual reference) Romantic comedy about an idealistic, young priest (Zachary Spicer) whose vow of celibacy is tested when he develops a fondness for a parishioner (Wrenn Schmidt) while taking her confession.

Additionally, if you take a vow of celibacy, then I would think that having s.ex would break that vow, regardless of why you took it in the first place.

However, assuming that the Pope is true to his vows of celibacy, I really don't see that papal gender orientation is all that important.

Father Alberto Cutie, the world famous former Catholic priest who dramatically broke his vow of celibacy, took to twitter and his website to announce the birth of his new baby.

Rev Richard Coles: Various shows The former Communard is fascinating to the media because of his past, his vow of celibacy and his quick wit.

Great public indignation is expressed at priests who violate their vow of celibacy.

To be sure, that is little comfort for those who believe that even one priest breaking his vow of celibacy, with a man or a woman, is cause for grave concern.

Early attacks focused on Luther's alleged sexual appetites and saw his libido as key to his actions: Luther shattered the church because he wanted to break with his vows of celibacy.

At first his public remarks seemed reasonably controlled and professional, but increasingly he became more strident — making, for example, the ludicrous claim that 50 percent of American priests are living in violation of their vow of celibacy.

He was deeply concerned to avoid even the least hint of infidelity to the vow of celibacy.

People always bring up that its the Church's fault because they make Priests take vows of celibacy, but how does a vow of celibacy account for rampant pedophilia?

What the heck does someone who's taken a vow of celibacy know about how to build a successful marriage?

One could not justify holding people to a vow of celibacy, even a voluntary one:

Following a period of promiscuity in which he «chased everything in sight,» the Mayor says, he took a vow of celibacy in 1985.

While the documentary does not claim he broke his vow of celibacy with Polish - born philosopher and writer Anna - Teresa Tymieniecka, the tone of some of his letters to her points to intense feelings between them, the broadcaster says.

She can say she taken a vow of celibacy.

In Asia, Zen monks have long used soy to help maintain their vows of celibacy.

Such is the case in Kapur's sequel to his 1998 film, Elizabeth, which also starred Blanchett in her breakthrough role as England's monarch Elizabeth I. Whereas Kapur's original film concluded with Elizabeth's vow of celibacy and focused on her transformation from girl to monarch, his sequel picks up in 1585, the 27th year of her reign.

The Lightkeepers (PG for smoking, mature themes and brief profanity) Romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1912, where a misogynistic lighthouse keeper (Richard Dreyfuss) finds his vow of celibacy tested when a young heiress (Mamie Gummer) with an attractive assistant (Blyhe Danner) moves into a nearby cottage for the summer.

Death of a Tree (Unrated) Faith - based drama about an elderly Catholic widower (Ronnie Marmo) who finds himself tempted by an attractive young woman (Gracie Tyrrell) to break the vow of celibacy he gave to God.

The movie is droll on the subject of a reluctantly celibate man seeking advice from a man who's taken a vow of celibacy, but serious about O'Brien's religous inquiry.

Seth has taken a vow of celibacy while John says he never even wants to see another woman for the rest of his life.

The phallocentric organization of the Church is cleverly called into question in that, despite the required proof of being male, Catholic priests are required to take a vow of celibacy.

Medusa broke her vow of celibacy and married the god Poseidon, for which, as punishment, the goddess Athena turned her golden locks into a morass of snakes.

According to folklore, the tree was named so because it was believed that it was an anaphrodisiac, with medieval monks having chewed its leaves to help them maintain their vows of celibacy.

A common sight in old Singapore were the celibate maids — women who took a vow of celibacy so they «could commit to serving their master.»