tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488044569882591569.post4763406133608073844..comments2024-03-27T14:34:35.309-07:00Comments on The Saucy Wenches Book Club: Review: Priest by Sierra SimoneZee the Terriblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925846448176697058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488044569882591569.post-90812375255211500372015-09-07T16:39:59.363-07:002015-09-07T16:39:59.363-07:00I actually knew all that, Pat. Which is part of wh...I actually knew all that, Pat. Which is part of why I don't really *get* how seriously people take chastity vows today. It makes sense politically and historically, but on a personal level, it just doesn't make any sense to me. That's one thing about this book that riveted me--Tyler's struggle between his faith and this woman he was falling for. I kept thinking, also, about the fact that there is not another Christian sect that requires chastity of their clergy. I refrained from saying in the review that I think it's an outdated tradition in the Catholic church. ;-) Barbara Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160671703719430977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488044569882591569.post-35839836981617665632015-09-07T15:46:20.759-07:002015-09-07T15:46:20.759-07:00A little Catholic Church history for Barb. The ear...A little Catholic Church history for Barb. The earliest priests married and had families, just like everyone else. They also amassed a lot of wealth, so much so that they could raise their own armies, if they chose. Rodrigo Borgia comes to mind. The royals didn't care for that idea at all! They found a pope who would listen to them and that's how the Church came to have vows of chastity and poverty. Pat Copenhavernoreply@blogger.com