Zoticus Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 When a priest takes the vow of celibacy, what does it take to break it, besides the obvious one of sex. Is lusting, or masturbation, actually breaking their vow? I know this is a bit ackqward but I was somewhat wonderded what was the standards. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAZEr Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 Sex, lust, fantasy, and masturbation are all sins against chastity. A priest's vow isn't like some contract that if he breaks is void, rather their vow is a promise to God to live according to the way Christ lived. This means that a priest must try very hard to resist all of these temptations against Chastity and seek go to Confession if he ever succumbs to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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