We refer to the Church in the feminine form because her bridegroom is Christ. Because a priest stands in persona Christi and his bride is the Church, a priest must be a chaste man. Precept established, uh, a couple thousand years ago. upper left: José Benlliure y Gil (1855–1937), “Hearing Mass, Rocafort”
upper right: Jules-Alexis Meunier (1863-1942), “Priest Teaching Children The Catechism” lower left: photo gettyimages.com, altar boys during Holy Week, Seville - April 5, 2009 lower right: Théophile Emmanuel Duverger (1821-1898), title ?
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