Some candidates were sexually active before their election as pope. Others were accused of being sexually active during their papacies. A number of them had offspring. The Second Lateran Council made the promise to remain celibate a prerequisite to ordination, abolishing the married priesthood.
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Some candidates were sexually active before their election as pope. Others were accused of being sexually active during their papacies. A number of them had offspring. The Second Lateran Council made the promise to remain celibate a prerequisite to ordination, abolishing the married priesthood.
Sexual relationships were generally undertaken outside the bond of matrimony and each sexual act is considered a mortal sin by the Roman Catholic Church.
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