>
> > Peter Metcalfe:Medieval Europe had about 2% of the male population
> > practicing celibacy and in Tibet (admittedly an extreme case),
> > the figure was something like a third. >
> Remember that claiming that one practices celibacy is not the same
as
> actually practicing it.
>
> A cursory glance at the visits by Bishops to their ecclesiastical
> territories will reveal a surprisingly high number of pregnant
> housekeepers in the households of local priests, and an alarming
> number of "orphans" being cared for in nunneries.
Hmmm, and I just heard recently that the Catholic church is rather
embarrased by the number of its priests who seem to have somehow
contracted the HIV virus.