Theology and spirituality of priestly celibacy

Anglická anotace Theology and Spirituality of Priestly Celibacy The aim of this diploma work is to show the basis of priestly celibacy and to draw conclusions for priests' daily life. At the beginning the autor speaks about biblical roots of celibacy and works out a brief history of priestly celibacy praxis. The main part focuses on recent theological debate on priestly celibacy and then introduces its own definition of theological basis of priestly celibacy. Last part shows some practical outcomes for spirituality of priestly celibacy. Keywords: priesthood, celibacy, continence, cleric, spirituality