TY  - BOOK
AU  - Phipps,William E.
TI  - Clerical celibacy: the heritage 
SN  - 0826416179 (pbk.)
AV  - BX1912.85 P48 2004
U1  - BX 1912.85 PHI 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Celibacy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) and index; Introduction: my approach : defining terms -- The pre-Christian era : Jewish culture, pagan cultures -- A celibate Jesus? : arguments pro and con : His sexual orientation -- The apostolic era : Paul's letters and other New Testament writings -- The patristic era : movement toward sexual abstinence : monasticism and Jerome : -- Augustine's anti-sex theology -- The medieval era : Roman-Byzantine schism over clerical marriage : papal attempts to put asunder espoused clerics -- From Luther to Paul VI : the anti-celibate Protestants, the counter-Reformation -- Vatican II and aftermath -- The contemporary era : John Paul II's intransigence : diocese problems, abusive prelates -- Conclusion: the fiasco in summary : on imitating Jesus : recovering from the fiasco
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0415/2004003704.html
ER  -