How Views on Priestly Celibacy Changed in Christian History

At a moment when what appear to be systematic cover-ups are leading to a crisis of faith, some Catholics are asking whether priestly celibacy is at the root of these scandals. The post How Views on Priestly Celibacy Changed in Christian History appeared first on...

Mormons Confront Their History of Anti-Black Racism

In the 1830s and 1840s, the earliest years of the church, under the leadership of founder Joseph Smith, African-American men were ordained to the priesthood and historians have identified at least one Black man who participated in some temple rituals. The post Mormons...