historymemes·History Memesbygrumpy_cat Nephews, the convenient heirsView original on thelemmy.club65Comments3
NNotEasyBeingGreen slrpnk.net Celibacy became mandatory for Latin Church priests only in the eleventh century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy_in_the_Catholic_Church Also, people could become priests after having been married earlier, right?7
oni ᓚᘏᗢ lemmy.world1Hide 1 replywhat. You can't be pope if you had child before your vow of chastity?9
pphdepressed replysh.itjust.worksGenerally the pope was in the church from fairly young age as they were later sons being essentially given to the church to avoid sibling inheritance feuds while also gaining power and reputation for the family.11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy_in_the_Catholic_Church
Also, people could become priests after having been married earlier, right?
what. You can't be pope if you had child before your vow of chastity?
Generally the pope was in the church from fairly young age as they were later sons being essentially given to the church to avoid sibling inheritance feuds while also gaining power and reputation for the family.