Celibacy: An Eschatological Sign

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 7 November 2004

⏱️ 15 minutes

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There are celibates in the church because of what Jesus said in our Gospel for today. In the world to come, the Savior specified, people will not marry or be given in marriage but will rather be like angels, experiencing a communion so intense and complete that even the richest communion here below will be as nothing. It is according to God's providence, therefore, that there be certain people who, even now, live in accord with that eschatological hope. This is why the celibacy of priests and religious is a gift for the whole people of God.

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0:39.8	Peace be with you, friends.
0:40.8	I want to speak to you today about something I think I've never spoken to you about before.
0:45.8	And that is celibacy.
0:48.3	This peculiar form of life adopted by priests and religious in the church.
0:54.6	It's under attack right now.
0:57.1	Some are blaming the sex abuse scandal on celibacy.
1:01.5	If I had another hour, I'd go into all the reasons why I think that's a crazy point
1:04.8	of view.
1:05.8	What I want to talk about today, though, is why celibacy is a gift for the church.
1:12.7	As the first point, celibacy is not simply something for priests and religious.
1:19.0	It's for the church.
1:21.6	It exists for everybody, all the baptized.
1:25.5	Also I think our gospel for this Sunday, in a very interesting way, sheds light on the
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