TIL that one of the real reasons Roman Catholic priests were banned from marriage was to prevent them having 'legitimate' heirs who could inherit property from them. With no legitimate heirs to claim anything from estates, it would all go to the church.


TIL that one of the real reasons Roman Catholic priests were banned from marriage was to prevent them having 'legitimate' heirs who could inherit property from them. With no legitimate heirs to claim anything from estates, it would all go to the church. http://www.natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives/041202/041202s.htm Somethingisshadysir October 31, 2021 at 12:34AM

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