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Peruvian bishop accused of having 17 lovers exposed by cleaning lady (www.thetimes.com)

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Other Christian groups are fine with marriage, it's only the Catholic clergy who strictly practice celibacy, hard as it may for them. Catholic priests used to be allowed to get married but somewhere down the line, the properties that Catholic priests accumulated are passed on to their families, and the Vatican is having none of it. There is a theological reasoning to back up their celibate policy, but we all know it's a convenient excuse for the church to keep properties for themselves.