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Celibacy

Books

•  The Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy
•  Case for Clerical Celibacy - Its Historical Background & Theological Development
•  Celibacy in the Early Church: The Beginnings of Obligatory Continence

Church Documents

•  Sacerdotalis Caelibatus  - The Celibacy of the Priest, Encyclical of Pope Paul VI promulgated on June 24, 1967

Multimedia

•  Priestly Celibacy Catholic Answers Live interview with Fr Ray Ryland, a former Anglican priest who converted and was ordained a Catholic priest. (requires RealPlayer - save file to hard drive)

Articles

•  Celibacy of the Clergy  (Catholic Encyclopedia)

•  Ask Father: Celibacy and Catholic Teaching 
•  Celibacy Isn't the Problem by Cardinal John J O'Connor
•  Church's Teaching on Priestly Celibacy by Fr William Saunders
•  Priestly Celibacy by Karl Keating (from his book What Catholics Really Believe: Setting the Record Straight)
•  Uses of Clerical Scandal by Philip Jenkins. Though cases of the sexual abuse of minors by priests continue to appear, it no longer seems plausible to speak of a general collapse of clerical discipline and celibacy or of a systematic cover-up by Catholic bishops.
•  What's the Deal About Legally Married Priests? by Fr William Saunders
•  When Clergy Marry: An Insider's View by Lynnewood Martin (from Homiletic & Pastoral Review, June 1997)
•  Why a Married Priesthood Won't Remedy the Priest Shortage by Patricia Dixon (from New Oxford Review, January 1999)