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Sacerdotalis Caelibatus §1 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Post-V2)

Pope Paul VI

Sacerdotalis Caelibatus §1

Sacerdotalis Caelibatus: On the Celibacy of the Priest

¹ REASONS FOR PRIESTLY CELIBACY

Source: Sacerdotalis Caelibatus (Vatican.va)