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• n  an unmarried status
• n  abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)

• Shut in the desert, the expats who came looking for liquid gold, were forced into involuntary celibacy.
• In some religions, faithfuls are asked to observe celibacy during certain times of the year.
• Many young men are drawn to priesthood but later turn away owing to the irreconcilable celibacy oaths that they have to forcefully take.

• chastity
• sexual abstention

News & Articles

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• Priest Who Formerly Served Topeka Parish Steps Down
  (WIBW) - A priest who once served in Marshall County and Topeka is accused of violating his oath of celibacy and prohibited from continuing his duties.
  June 19, 2013 - WIBW Topeka

Quotes

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• Timothy Dolan in FOXNews
  This is the time we priests need to be renewing our pledge to celibacy, not questioning it,Dolan wrote. "The problems in the church today are not caused by the teachings of Jesus and of his church, but by lack of fidelity to them."
• Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn in National Post (blog)
  In the interview, Schoenborn added: "It also INCLUDES the issue of priest celibacy AND the issue of personality development. It requires a great deal of honesty, both on the part of the Church and of society as a whole."
• Robert Mugabe in Forbes
  Where is the godliness? Don't listen to what they say .......... One cannot tell the difference between a bishop and a layman anymore. Some of them have sworn to celibacy but they sleep around,Mugabe told supporters on July 7.