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Quick Questions Considering the shortage of priests, why does the Latin Rite Church continue to force its priests to be celibate?

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Not Peace But a Sword
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"Where the bishop is, there is the community, even as where Christ is, there is the Catholic Church."

~ Ignatius of Antioch (Smyrn., viii, 2) circa A.D. 110, laid down this principle on true union with the Church, versus schism; all the more impressive because his casual use of the word "Catholic" demonstrates the widespread acceptance of the term at a very early date.