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Fun Fact: Cardinal Wolsey’s Unofficial Marriage

Posted by Adam (Neko Random) on
Fun facts about the Catholic Church

King Henry VIII’s trusted man Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was in a “non canonical” marriage and he had children with his de facto wife. The celibacy of English Catholic priests were not taken seriously at the time.

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  1. Debra She Who Seeks says:
    July 30, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    Nor was the celibacy of Popes. Hypocrites, the whole bunch of them.

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