The reason for celibacy is grounded in the doctrine of the superior excellence of virginity and has been reinforced by the spiritual and temporal experience of many centuries: by it the clergy are left free for the things of God.
Through war and imposition from the Catholic Church.
It began on the day of Pentecost.
Yes, but only if you are catholic. Catholic baptisms are based on initiation into the Catholic church. Baptism means to "begin a new live", and is to wash sins away in your live.
Inspirations to begin the reformatin of the catholic church
There is only one, and you begin by joining the clergy in the Catholic church.
I cannot speak for all denominations, but many Protestant denominations allow women priests or ministers. The three that most people would know about are 1. The United Reformed Church (including Presbyterian and Congregationalist) that has had women ministers for decades. 2. The Methodist Church that also has had women ministers for decades. 3. The Anglican Church (which includes the Episcopalians in the USA) that also allows women priests, and, in some Anglican churches, women bishops too. The founder Church of the Anglican communion of Churches, the Church of England, has had women priests since the 1990s, and is currently exploring the consecration of women bishops. There are many other churches that have women leaders (eg the Salvation Army) although they are not regarded as 'ordained' in the same sense as the above three churches.
Martin Luther
The Catholic Church began at Pentecost with the coming of the Holy Spirit "like the rush of a mighty wind" on the Apostles in the upper room, read the second chapter of Acts.
The Church is against divorse, but, I think if you were not married in the catholic church to begin with, it's all right as long as you don't lead him away from his religion.The Church is against divorse, but, I think if you were not married in the catholic church to begin with, it's all right as long as you don't lead him away from his religion.ANSWER:Reality: The Catholic Church would not support such a relationship b/c it could lead to a desire by both parties to marry. Before a divorced non-Catholic woman could marry a single Catholic man (or Catholic man w/annullment), the non-Catholic divorced woman would also need to obtain an annulment through the Catholic Church.If you love this man, get started with the Annulment process; it's slow.
This is a Roman Catholic question. Can you please put it in that section in WikiAnswers? Thank you
The Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther caused conflict as it challenged the authority of the Catholic Church, prompting Catholic leaders to respond with the Counter Reformation. This movement aimed to address the issues raised by the Reformation and to strengthen the Catholic Church's influence and power.
Kepler found out that the planets move around the sun in elliptical (oval) orbits, the church didn't like this because they thought that God made everything perfect and they assumed that the planets orbited circularly..Catholic AnswerActually, Kepler had a few problems with the Catholic Church because he lived in an area whose prince returned to the Catholic Church and all of its citizens had to reconvert or leave. But he was a German Lutheran who was very unpopular with the Lutheran Church as his beliefs were Calvinist. He was unpopular with almost everyone. But, as he was not Catholic to begin with, and left the area he had been living in, he was not really "in trouble" with the Catholic Church".