CATHOLIC UPDATES

The celibacy of Catholic Priesthood has been a bone of contention especially among other Christian denominations. Many has argued against it as if it has no biblical backup. As a matter of fact, some see it as a form of deceit from demons and other Spirits as they quote 1Tim.4:1-3 -"Now the spirit expressely, that in latter times, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from meats..." Of course this has no relation to Priesthood celibacy, since the Church is a perfect divine establishment.

Ancient tradition holds(just as can be read from the preface of the Mass of Mary's Assumption, Roman Missal), that on the third day after Mary's death, the Apostles went with some other disciples to adorn the tomb of the blessed Virgin Mary but upon arriving, found it empty and filled with flowers. Then they heard the chants of angels singing: "A Virgin before birth, a Virgin at birth, a virgin after birth" and at this instant they understood by inlosed knowledge that God had taken the body of blessed Virgin Mary into heaven.