Atheism Central for Secondary Schools - the celibacy of priests and nuns Atheism Central for Secondary Schools Site links The celibacy of priests and nuns. When a man is freed of religion, he has a better chance to live a normal and wholesome life. In no instance have . . . Though long-winded and muddled, Paul's message in Corinthians, Chapter 7 is unambiguous . African priest quoted by Sister Maura O'Donohue of Cafod.
Nothing is so much to be shunned as sex relations.
Women who wanted to become candidates for religious life had to provide sexual favours for priests. One convert from Islam to Catholicism was raped by a priest when she went to him for a certificate needed to join the local congregation. She became pregnant. When she talked to the bishop, he told the priest to go on a two-week retreat. Often sisters who become pregnant have to leave their congregations while the priests remain in post.