Priests did not have to be celibate.
Priests did not have to be celibate.
priests should be celibate.
Catholic priests take a vow to be celibate for their life in the priesthood.
In the Catholic Church, priests are celibate, therefore this question does not apply to the Catholic Church.
Yes. anyone in Sikhism is allowed to get marry.
Ordained Lutheran priests were allowed to be married. They are still allowed to be today. Celibacy is not compulsory for Lutheran clergy.
Yes. Buddhist priests, Hindu priests, Catholic priests, Protestant ministers, Muslim Imams...
No. Pope Gregory VII in 1079AD decreed the practice.
Optional celibacy is a choice to be celibate, such as those who choose to remain celibate until marriage, etc. This is different from, say a priest, who is required by faith to be celibate. It also includes priests of denominations which do not demand celebacy (the Church of England for example) who choose to be celebate (for example the Company of Mission Priests a Vincentian Order within the Church of England).
Hindu priests and Buddhist monks brung indian culture,art,architecture,and religion.
Hindu clergy are priests. I think you address them as "Your holiness."