Baha'u'llah & the New Era 2006 by -J. Esslemont- 1 Para

Does it not seem strange that Christian sects should have instituted the monastic life and celibacy for the clergy, in view of the facts that Christ chose married men for His disciples, and both He Himself and His apostles lived lives of active beneficence, in close association and familiar intercourse with the people? (113:6)

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