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Originally Posted by Sartt
No where did nikola say the monks couldn't have copied down the texts because of women.
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He said because they devoted their lives and abstained from laying down with a woman their entire lives. I don't see how preserving the epic manuscripts of old had to be accomplished by not feeling the embrace of a woman. All of eastern orthodox Christians allowed priests to have a wife. The catholic church its first period of history allowed priests to have wives. The pope and all the clergy in rome had brothels built into the Vatican to relieve their stress. But hey they were "super holy guys" that never got their hands caught in the cookie jar if that helps people go to sleep at night. I have no doubt some pure souled people devoted their lives to their cause and lord. Personally I don't see how abstaining from laying down with the ladies would keep someone from writing down the ancient scripts. If anything it could give them a better insight into what was written.