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To: Petrosius

According to English historians, English priests continued to have wives and even concubines in the 900’s and 1000’s.


20 posted on 08/13/2016 2:34:13 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: kosciusko51
According to English historians, English priests continued to have wives and even concubines in the 900’s and 1000’s.

Those that did so did it in contravention of the law. I suggest you read Christian Cochini, S.J., The Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy.

21 posted on 08/13/2016 2:38:09 PM PDT by Petrosius
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