heh! What is it with people? Why can't they just form their own branch like the hootnanny churches do? It's not as if the Vatican is going to send the Swiss Army after them.
It's about ambition and power. It's about saying "my ambition is more important than your rules, and my power will change your rules, and I will be in charge." It's about marking territory.
It's no different than a feral cat spraying its territory. "This institution will serve ME. This is MY turf." Not one bit of difference.
I dunno.
Didn't the Catholic church once allow priests to marry?
I think the change occurred about 1100-1200 AD.
Does anyone know if this is correct or not?