priests should be celibate.
Well, if they are actually in a romantic type relationship, they both should be celibate, otherwise it isn't a very good relationship.
Monks are supposed to be celibate (unmarried) so they rarely have children. A few monks are people who have had children in early life and then become monks in later life.
Priests did not have to be celibate.
Priests did not have to be celibate.
The Celibate Rifles was created in 1979.
Pope Gregory the great did not marry. He encouraged the priest to become celibate and those who did not leave their wife should be expelled.
'Celibate' (all one word) maens living without having sexual relations with anyone. Monks live a celibate liferstyle, and so do many other people.
Yes. They can still remain celibate while dating.
Tibetan monks do not marry. Tibetans lamas (priests) fall under 2 categories, monks (celibate) and yogis (not necessarily celibate). The vast majority of Gelugpa Lamas are monks who are celibate.
The primary purpose of a priest remaining celibate is to more perfectly conform Himself to Christ. The people of God is feminine in Catholic theology (the Bride of Christ) and the priest, as and "alter Christus" stands as the Bridegroom to the people of God.
Yes, non-virgins can become nuns. However, once a nun they must remain celibate.