Advantage Quote by Richard Whately

Celibacy is a great help, inasmuch as it enables one to lead a life of full surrender to God.

— Mahatma Gandhi

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

“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 not natural to men or to women; all bodily needs require their legitimate satisfaction, and celibacy is a disregard of natural law.

— Annie Besant

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

— Ayya Khema

If, hypothetically, Western Catholicism were to review the issue of celibacy, I think it would do so for cultural reasons, not so much as…

— Pope Francis

Most people that commit to a life of celibacy weren't leaving that much on the table in the first place.

— Dov Davidoff

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

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

— Carl Sagan

Solitude, community, and ministry are certainly not just for celibates! Celibates also have a hard time keeping up.

— Henri Nouwen

The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never…

— Gene Robinson

Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.

— Mason Cooley