An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian ChurchLea, Henry Charles
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An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church
Lea, Henry Charles
Catholic Church -- Clergy; Celibacy -- Catholic Church; Church history
1104 Henry I. uses the reform as a financial expedient 276
1108 He enforces outward obedience 277
1126 Stubborn contumacy of the priesthood 279
1129 Henry again speculates on clerical immorality 280
1138-1171 Disorders of the English church 281
Consorts of priests no longer termed wives 283
1208 King John discovers their financial value 283
Venality of the ecclesiastical officials 284
“Focariæ” still universal 285
1215 Indignation of the clergy at the reforms of Innocent
III. 286
1237 Cardinal Otto and the Council of London 288
Popular poems concerning the reform 289
1250-1268 Gradual extinction of clerical marriage in England 290
Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln 292
Fruitless legislation against concubinage 293
12th-15th C. Sacerdotal marriage in Wales 293
XVIII.—IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
Degradation of the Irish church prior to the
twelfth century 295
1130-1149 Reforms of St. Malachi—Influence of Rome 296
Monastic character of the reformed church 297
1186-1320 Condition of the church in the English Pale 298
Degeneration of the Scottish Culdees 299
1124-1153 David I. reforms the church and reestablishes
celibacy 300
1225-1268 Immorality of the Scottish clergy 301
XIX.—SPAIN.
11th Cent. Independent barbarism of the Spanish church—Marriage
universal 302
1068-1080 Encroachments of Rome—sacerdotal marriage condemned 303
1101-1129 Reforms of Diego Gelmirez—Marriage not interfered
with 305
1260 Legislation of Alfonso the Wise—Concubinage
universal 308
1323 Concubinage organized as a safeguard by the laity 310
Corruption throughout the middle ages 311
XX.—GENERAL LEGISLATION.
1123 Marriage now first dissolved by Holy Orders 313
1130 The innovation not as yet enforced 314
1139 Sacerdotal marriage formally declared void by the
Second Council of Lateran 315
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