Celibacy

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I am usually suspicious of celibacy. So many people

practice celibacy because they have sexual problems that they are

not willing to face. These problems can be guilt and shame about

sex, or fear of sex, or fear of intimacy, or many other kinds of

fear and shame. A person can say they are practicing celibacy for

spiritual growth, when really they are hiding from something that

they can not face. Often people are not even aware of this

themselves. It is sub conscious.

So many spiritual teachers have pretended to be celibate,

but were later exposed as having all kinds of unhealthy sex in

secret. The Catholic Church makes all it's priest be celibate, and

now we find out that many of the priests had forced sex with

children, and many other priests helped them keep it a secret.

I think that for most people a good honest loving sexual

relationship with one person who you truly love is the best thing.

There may be some spiritual experiences that only come to

people who are celibate. I don't know. I know there are many

wonderful people who practice celibacy, and nothing I have said

should be taken as an insult to them.