Table of Contents

PART I. THE BACKGROUND AND THE CONTEXT I. WHY THIS SUBJECT? APOLOGIA PRO STUDIIS SUIS z. CELIBACY AND THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION 3. THE ORIGINS OF CELIBACY 4. THE MEANINGS OF CELIBACY PART II. THE PRACTICE VERSUS THE PROFESSION, 5. PATTERNS OF HETEROSEXUALITY 6. THE HOMOSEXUALITIES 7. THE MASTURBATIONS 8. PRIESTS AND CHILDREN 9. SEXUAL COMPROMISES 10. THE SEX DRIVE 2. 11. WHEN PRIESTS BECOME FATHERS PART III. THE PROCESS AND THE ATTAINMENT 12. LIVING WITH CELIBACY 13. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CELIBACY 14. THE FUTURE OF CELIBACY: REALITY AND RITUAL