The Catholic Church has been a hypocritical and questionable religious organization from the beginning. Ironically, the first pope, Peter, and the apostles that Jesus chose were for the most part married men. Hm, now why would Jesus allow the people he would be closely counting on to be married if he thought marriage would inhibit their ability to "preach the gospel to every creature"(Mark 16:15-16). A previlent reason behind the churches decision of celibacy has been the thought that married priests would not sufficiently adhere to demands of the vocation. Then why would Jesus entrust these MARRIED individuals with such a demanding and significant task of faith.
In the ninth century, Council of Aix-la-Chapelle openly admitted that abortions and infanticide took place in convents and monasteries to cover up activities of uncelibate clerics. Now does this sound familiar? Cover-ups with the Catholic Church date back a thousand years ago. Makes a person wonder what cover-ups the world hasn't caught. In 1095, Pope Urban II had priests wives sold into slavery and children abandoned.
When looking back on the history of the Catholic Church, there are countless inconsistent attitudes on the topic of celibacy by popes. St. Ulrich, a holy bishop, argued from scripture and common sense that the only way to purify the church from the worst excesses of celibacy was to permit priests to marry.
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