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Celibacy: a Godsend or a Life-Undermining Practice

Danail Hristov

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Description:The article digs to the root of the problem of Celibacy that has caused thousands of sexual abuse in the church.The author has lived for almost half a century in an atheistic totalitarian state, where censorship allowed no other opinion and gave no freedom of expression.Danail Hristov has known the Bible and Christianity for almost 80 years and has been a devoted Christian for many years. His research began with the hope that he could be able to discover the causes of the decline of the doctrine. Like other researchers, after making a series of disturbing and shocking revelations concerning the integrity of biblical texts, beliefs, and religion, he left the church.He continues to write in the hope that in a society that claims to be democratic, the voice of independent thinkers must be heard.This article makes fair sharing of some of the results of independent research on a hot topic, such as the recommendation for celibacy. It was written on the occasion of the frequent revelations of clerical sex abuse in the church.“ For many, it is no secret that the practice of celibacy lies at the root of clerical sexual crimes. However, few have come to realise that neither the early Fathers nor the later Church hierarchy invented this idea.The starting point of the Christian concept of refraining from marriage actually precedes them.What is the New Testament teaching on celibacy?How does it harmonise, or not, with the principles of life and Old Testament tradition?Have celibacy’s pretensions been proven by the centuries-old experience of its implementation? ...The human function to populate the Earth is recognised by both believers and unbelievers, although they may question its divine origin.The phenomena of attraction and reproduction are so strongly embedded in the structure of the universe, all matter, nature, and the human being, that, in practice, they make the wide application of the celibacy model impossible....Its impacts on society include: • Suffering or destruction of innumerable nameless individuals, including born and unborn infants. • Violation of the dignity and lives of children even today, in the century of information and human rights. • A serious breach of our core values of trust resulting in moral and spiritual damage to believers and non-believers....”Continue reading the published article on the NovenaNews website:https://novenanews.com/danail-hristov...The interesting reader comments are after the article...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Celibacy: a Godsend or a Life-Undermining Practice. To get started finding Celibacy: a Godsend or a Life-Undermining Practice, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The article digs to the root of the problem of Celibacy that has caused thousands of sexual abuse in the church.The author has lived for almost half a century in an atheistic totalitarian state, where censorship allowed no other opinion and gave no freedom of expression.Danail Hristov has known the Bible and Christianity for almost 80 years and has been a devoted Christian for many years. His research began with the hope that he could be able to discover the causes of the decline of the doctrine. Like other researchers, after making a series of disturbing and shocking revelations concerning the integrity of biblical texts, beliefs, and religion, he left the church.He continues to write in the hope that in a society that claims to be democratic, the voice of independent thinkers must be heard.This article makes fair sharing of some of the results of independent research on a hot topic, such as the recommendation for celibacy. It was written on the occasion of the frequent revelations of clerical sex abuse in the church.“ For many, it is no secret that the practice of celibacy lies at the root of clerical sexual crimes. However, few have come to realise that neither the early Fathers nor the later Church hierarchy invented this idea.The starting point of the Christian concept of refraining from marriage actually precedes them.What is the New Testament teaching on celibacy?How does it harmonise, or not, with the principles of life and Old Testament tradition?Have celibacy’s pretensions been proven by the centuries-old experience of its implementation? ...The human function to populate the Earth is recognised by both believers and unbelievers, although they may question its divine origin.The phenomena of attraction and reproduction are so strongly embedded in the structure of the universe, all matter, nature, and the human being, that, in practice, they make the wide application of the celibacy model impossible....Its impacts on society include: • Suffering or destruction of innumerable nameless individuals, including born and unborn infants. • Violation of the dignity and lives of children even today, in the century of information and human rights. • A serious breach of our core values of trust resulting in moral and spiritual damage to believers and non-believers....”Continue reading the published article on the NovenaNews website:https://novenanews.com/danail-hristov...The interesting reader comments are after the article...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Celibacy: a Godsend or a Life-Undermining Practice. To get started finding Celibacy: a Godsend or a Life-Undermining Practice, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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