Love - Early Christian views on celibacy Flashcards
1
Q
What should Christians ideally do?
A
practice abstinence
2
Q
How were people who abstained from sex viewed?
A
viewed to be better people
3
Q
What was the aim of monks?
A
abstinence in spite of outside influences
4
Q
How was priests being married viewed?
A
positively
5
Q
How was protesting against married priests viewed?
A
negative - sometimes threatened with excommunication