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Why did the Catholic Church want to ensure that property remained with the Church and not be inherited by a priest's children?
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∙ 12y ago
In Catholicism priests take a vow of celebacy, and therefore would have no children. Also all Catholic property belongs to the Church because it is funded with money from the Church.
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∙ 12y ago
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