An exchange of information between two individuals in a confidential relationship. A privileged communication is a private statement that must be kept in confidence by the recipient for the benefit of the communicator. Even if it is relevant to a case, a privileged communication cannot be used as evidence in court. Privileged communications are controversial because they exclude relevant facts from the truth-seeking process.
celibate(Noun) Person who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community. celibate(Adjective) Not married. celibate(Adjective) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
Tags: Catholic Church, celibacy, married priests, Pope Francis, reform, Vatican. David Gibson is a national reporter for RNS and an award-winning religion journalist, author and filmmaker. He has written several books on Catholic topics.he first 72 Popes had wives and most priests had wives at that time. Celibacy was instituted in the Roman Rite in the 1500âs partly due to politics and partly due to the influence of the monasteries. Why is it that priests from the Anglican/Episcopalian Churches can become Catholic, be married, and get ordained.