Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"

Gerry Quinn · 02 Jan 2006, 12:20 · from rec.arts.sf.written.2006.mbox

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From: Gerry Quinn <gerryq at DELETETHISindigo.ie>
Subject: Re: Blish's "Conscience" vs. Wolfe's "Fifth Head"
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:20:04 -0000
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> "Gerry Quinn" <gerryq at DELETETHISindigo.ie> wrote
> >
> > I have not heard of the Church exhorting intellectuals to use
> > contraception!
> >
> Until the Reformation all the universities were run by the church.
> Most of the academic staff were clergymen, and of course celibate.

Until the Gregorian reforms of the late eleventh century, including the 
period I assume the OP to refer to, celibacy rules were largely 
ignored.

- Gerry Quinn

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