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Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty.

Timothy Radcliffe

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Timothy Radcliffe
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 22
Dominican Friar
Priest
Roman Catholic Priest
Theologian
University Teacher
London
England
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Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe
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