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
1148 Confirmed by the Council of Rheims—Denied by
Gratian 316
1150 The new doctrine receives no obedience 318
1158-1181 Alexander III. insists upon it 319
But excepts immoral ecclesiastics 320
Conflict of rules and exceptions 322
1206-1255 Case of Bossaert d’Avesnes 323
Alexander III. proposes to restore clerical marriage 325
1187-1198 Efforts of the popes to enforce the canons 326
1215 Fourth Council of Lateran—Triumph of Sacerdotalism 327
XXI.—RESULTS.
Recognition of the obligation of celibacy 330
Increase of immorality 331
13th-15th C. Fruitless attempts to restrain corruption 333
1231 Recognition of children of ecclesiastics 335
1225-1416 Efforts to restrict hereditary transmission 338
1317 Recognition of concubinage 339
Successful resistance to reform 340
12th-15th C. Morals of the papal court 341
Influence on society of sacerdotal celibacy 346
Influence of monachism 357
XXII.—THE MILITARY ORDERS.
1120 Knights of St. John vowed to celibacy 362
1128 Knights of the Temple vowed to celibacy 362
1175 Knights of St. James of the Sword allowed to
marry 363
1441 Marriage permitted to the Order of Calatrava 364
1496 And to the Orders of Avis and Jesus Christ 365
1167 Order of St. Michael allowed to marry once 365
Reforms attempted in the Order of St. John 366
The Teutonic Knights 366
XXIII.—THE HERESIES.
Asceticism of mediæval Manichæism 367
Difficulty of combating it 369
1146 Antisacerdotalism—The Petrobrusians and Henricians 370
1148 Éon de l’Étoile 371
c. 1160 The Waldenses 372
1294 Antisacerdotalism of the Franciscans—The Fraticelli 375
1341 John of Pirna 378
1377 Wickliffe 378
1394 The Lollards denounce clerical celibacy 381
1415-1438 The Hussites—They maintain ascetic celibacy 382
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