Celibacy Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

Honestly, celibacy isn't hard. It's the gasers that sell you broken promises and try to get you off of God's plan offering nothing.

— Anonymous

“Celibacy is a terrible idea, adhered to by people who hate themselves and want everyone else to do the same. You should do what…

— Kevin Hearne

“on the higher levels of the spiritual path, celibacy is considered a most important aspect of the training.”

— Ayya Khema

“Christians throughout history have affirmed that lifelong celibacy is a spiritual gift and calling, not a path that should be forced upon someone.”

— Matthew Vines

Celibacy is one of the most unnatural things. It has destroyed so many human beings - millions - Catholic monks, Hindu monks, Buddhist monks,…

— Rajneesh

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for…

— Timothy Radcliffe

Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.

— Richard Whately

Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord.

— Pope Benedict XVI

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

— Carl Sagan

Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.

— Hans Kung

Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.

— Mason Cooley