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Celibacy as spiritual choice

Celibacy as a spiritual choice is a deliberate commitment to forgo sexual partnership in service of a particular religious, philosophical, or personal vision—not necessarily rooted in rejection of sexuality itself, but in a conviction that this path deepens contemplative life, spiritual focus, or service to a larger calling. The distinction between forced celibacy and chosen celibacy is crucial: one constrains freedom, while the other expresses it.

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