More on celibacy in the Catholic Church

I hope all are doing well. In this post I am simply sharing an article that seems to be related to an article I wrote back on July 15, 2016, that is titled: 877 Years.

The post I am sharing now is titled: Seven popes were legally married and at least 15 had children. The article is by Michael Nordine and was published on History Facts on June 7, 2026. Read the full article at the link below.

Seven popes were legally married and at least 15 had children.

 

 

References:

https://arangoapologeticspage.blogspot.com/2016/07/877-years.html

https://historyfacts.com/famous-figures/fact/popes-married-children/?lctg=50740afb-a549-4b9d-8b74-07b13e9f64bb

Ancient Nineveh in Archeology

Nineveh was one of the great cities of the ancient Near East and the imperial capital of the Assyrian Empire at its height in the seventh century BCE. Situated along the Tigris River near modern Mosul, the city was massively expanded by Sennacherib, who enclosed it within monumental stone walls containing grand gates such as the Shamash Gate. Nineveh became a center of royal power, administration, and monumental art, famous for its palaces, relief sculptures, and the royal library assembled under Ashurbanipal.

The foregoing excerpt is taken from a recent article by Lauren K. McCormick published by the Biblical Archeology Society. The article deals with a project which aims to reverse ISIS damage at ancient Nineveh. Read the full article at the following link.

Archaeologists Begin Restoring Shamash Gate - Biblical Archaeology Society

Reference:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/archaeologists-begin-restoring-shamash-gate/

Hosea excerpt

 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?

    What shall I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,

    like the dew that goes away early.

- Hosea 6:4, NRSVUE 

Happy Easter 2026!

24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body.[a] 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5 The women[b] were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men[c] said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen.[d] 6 Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be handed over to the hands of sinners and be crucified and on the third day rise again.” 8 Then they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11 But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.[e]

Footnotes

• 24.3 Other ancient authorities add of the Lord Jesus
• 24.5 Gk They
• 24.5 Gk but they
• 24.5 Other ancient authorities lack He is not here but has risen
• 24.12 Other ancient authorities lack 24.12


Source: NRSVUE, Luke 24

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An article dealing with sex in ancient literature

Paul and the author of the Onos operated within intellectual environments where people looked for hidden meanings. Paul evangelized cities of the eastern Roman Empire—places like Corinth, Thessalonica, and Ephesus—where mystery cults of Isis, Dionysus, and Mithras were common. These religions often involved initiation rituals, secret knowledge, symbolic meals, and ideas of transformation or rebirth, frequently expressed through ritualized bodily acts.

The foregoing is an excerpt from an article by Lauren K. McCormick titled: Sex and the Search for Religious Truth, Insights from Onos and Paul. It is published in biblicalarchaeology.org. The author states that Paul and the author of the Onos operated within intellectual environments where people looked for hidden meanings. I will not go into further details. Read the full article at the link below.

Sex and the Search for Religious Truth - Biblical Archaeology Society

Reference:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-rome/sex-and-the-search-for-religious-truth/?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=BHDA_Daily_Newsletter&utm_campaign=E26139D0

Luke 12 excerpt

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” 16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”

Source:

Luke 12:13-21, NRSVUE