Nephews, the convenient heirs

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• NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Celibacy became mandatory for Latin Church priests only in the eleventh century.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy_in_the_Catholic_Church

  Also, people could become priests after having been married earlier, right?

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• capuccino@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  what. You can’t be pope if you had child before your vow of chastity?

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  • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Generally the pope was in the church from fairly young age as they were later sons being essentially given to the church to avoid sibling inheritance feuds while also gaining power and reputation for the family.

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