9 Celibate Quotes for You to Enjoy

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. Carl Sagan

Good Propensity Tends Idea Toward Clergy Suppress Because Celibate Any Fanaticism Hereditary Good Idea

Jesus Christ never preached there should be celibate priests. The only reason the church has this is because it's a mechanism of power and control. You can control priests who are celibate. Alex Gibney

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I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years. Hamza Yusuf

Myself People Live Know Years Did Celibate Many Lives

As much as I loved the model of St. Francis, I realized that I couldn't afford to be poor, because unlike St. Francis, I'm not celibate. I was enlightened that God's call to me was not poverty but generosity and simplicity. And I had to go back to the lesson I learned from my parents: that is, simplicity. Bo Sanchez

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When I was 18, I suddenly became very, very religious. I became an evangelical Christian; I was celibate for five years. Michaela Coel

Christian Religious Became Years Very Five Celibate Evangelical Suddenly

I remember where I was when I wrote that story, 'Mermaid in a Jar.' I was at a boyfriend's, and he was the only boy I ever dated who was rich, and his parents had a ski chalet, and I just didn't know how to break up with him, so I decided I would be celibate. Sheila Heti

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I might be celibate, but I appreciate the wonder of the sacrament of marriage. Keith O'Brien

Marriage Sacrament Wonder Celibate Might Appreciate