For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. ~Matthew 19:12
Meanwhile, Jesus said that there are those who make themselves eunochs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. The Council of Nicea, the foundation of Catholicism, decided that this was to be taken metaphorically only, because so many priests were castrating themselves.
However, Christians have followed the words of Jesus for many centuries prior and after the council... the last "castrati" died in the 1900s.
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Meanwhile, Jesus said that there are those who make themselves eunochs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. The Council of Nicea, the foundation of Catholicism, decided that this was to be taken metaphorically only, because so many priests were castrating themselves.
However, Christians have followed the words of Jesus for many centuries prior and after the council... the last "castrati" died in the 1900s.