They probably didn't ALL think that way, and some may not have realised the impact of being sexually deprived permanently would have on their long term lives. Fortunately for me I soon realised it was not a practical way of life and now I don't practice religion at all, so it was just as welI I didn't continue on that path. From Microsoft Bing:
'It was later declared that all sons of priests were illegitimate. In 1022, Pope Benedict VIII banned marriages for priests (monogamous or polygamous). Finally in 1139, Pope Innocent II voided all marriages of priests and all new priests had to divorce their wives.'
A very, very BIG mistake, for which many, including those who were abused by sexually deprived priests, have paid a very high price.
Some priests, of course, vented their sexual desires on nuns.
