Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00215)

Drpsionic@aol.com wrote:
> I would accept a case study where it could be proven that celibacy does have
> results that non-celibats cannot acheive.  The fact that there is no celibate
> in the christian tradition that has done anything not duplicated by non-
> celibates pretty much leaves that one out. (Protestants can match anything the
> Roman Catholics have done and they do not honor celibacy in any way.  It is,
> in fact, looked upon as a spiritual perversion).

	In Judaism, the first commandment in the Bible is "Be fruitful and
multiply" (given as a blessing to Adam and Eve, but as a commandment to
Noah and his children).

	Bart Lidofsky