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  1. The Wikipedia link you gave re the closing of the pagan temples had a reference to the Codex Theodosianus:

    Christian-related edicts issued by Constantius (by himself or with others) included:

    Exemption from compulsory public service for the sons of clergy;[77]

    This caught my attention because of the question about the origin of priestly celibacy.

    The link 77 was to another Wikipedia entry but the link didn’t seem to contain a reference to this exemption. Codex Theodosianus 16.2.11

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Theodosianus

    Could you speak to this section of the Codex Theodosianus and what it means for the origins of priestly celibacy ?

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