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Several institutions require, or have required, celibacy. The [[Catholic Church]] requires this of priests, monks, and nuns. "The St. Louis Public Schools did not allow teachers to marry until 1947."<ref>''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' Obituaries: ST. LOUIS: KATHERINE M. PFEIFER CHAMBERS (Apr. 13, 2007) http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/ACA7A7D2C5794D30862572BC0010564D?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22chambers%22</ref> | Several institutions require, or have required, celibacy. The [[Catholic Church]] requires this of priests, monks, and nuns. "The St. Louis Public Schools did not allow teachers to marry until 1947."<ref>''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'' Obituaries: ST. LOUIS: KATHERINE M. PFEIFER CHAMBERS (Apr. 13, 2007) http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/ACA7A7D2C5794D30862572BC0010564D?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22chambers%22</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:39, November 24, 2008
Celibacy is the unmarried status, typically in chastity.
Several institutions require, or have required, celibacy. The Catholic Church requires this of priests, monks, and nuns. "The St. Louis Public Schools did not allow teachers to marry until 1947."[1]
References
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Obituaries: ST. LOUIS: KATHERINE M. PFEIFER CHAMBERS (Apr. 13, 2007) http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/deathsobituaries/story/ACA7A7D2C5794D30862572BC0010564D?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22chambers%22