Is Celibacy The New Virginity?
Tags: CELIBACY; SEXUAL abstinence; HUMAN sexuality
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St Methodius of Olympus, Bishop of Patara and martyr of the Diocletian persecution, uses sexual language in an unusual way. In a treatise on celibacy, "The Symposium, he describes the relationship of Christians to Jesus Christ using the language of male orgasm. The cross is described as the...
