If holiness means chastity and all believers should aspire to

>>8760392
>t. worthless virgin

>>>/r9k/

Catholic monks did not aspire for all men to be chaste nor did they condemn sex in general

>>8760392
There have actually been various sects who believed this and acted on it, the cathars are a good example, but there have been more recent ones.

>>8760475
Shakers

>>8760456
You mean continent, not chaste. All Catholic men are expected to be chaste.

>>8760392
Chastity does not mean absence of sex.

>>8760392
Your notion of holiness is deficient. It means separated or set aside. The holy one is separated from the world and set aside for God's use and pleasure. This could mean chaste in a certain context, but chastity in itself does not mean nor fulfill holiness.

>>8760677
I meant celibacy desu, my bad.

>>8760740
But celibacy isn't a requirement for sainthood, not even priesthood. Orthodox priests and eastern rite Catholics can be married.

>>8760745
>Orthodox priests and eastern rite Catholics can be married.
Married men can become priests, but priests can't get married.

>>8760774
I wasn't sure so I said can be married.
I should try an old slavonic mass some time.

Holiness =/= chastity.

Holy means whole or wholesome, naturally complete.

>>8760865
Are you trying to etymologically appropriate Christian concepts for your libertinism, anon?

>>8760893
No sophist, that is what you're attempting to do.

>>8760392
as with all religion, it really is up to interpretation. In my opinion, the important aspects of Christianity were it uses for controlling a civilization, particularly the illiterate masses. If the church controlled the crown, and the church's laws were the crown's law, the church controlled everything. I got a bit off topic though lul

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>>8760677
Why is /lit/ so full of morons who don't even know simple words?

>>8761013
Can you not read the first part of the definition? It's not the same for married people.

>>8760865
There's literally no definition of holy that means that.

>>8761017
The definition is a single sentence. I realize that with your limited IQ you might not be able to parse English grammar, but the sentence does not end until the period. So the early part of the sentence does not magically stand on its own with a separate meaning wholly separate from the part that comes immediately after. If this is how you read definitions it's no wonder you're this appallingly ignorant.

>>8760950
The holy are always chaste. There is no holiness if you're living a degenerate sinful life.

>>8760865
No, holiness means to be "set apart."