The Inevitable Crimes of Celibacy The Vices of Convents and Monasteries, Priests and Nuns

"The Inevitable Crimes of Celibacy" by Thomas E. Watson is a controversial look at the dark side of enforced celibacy in religious orders, specifically targeting priests and nuns. This early 20th-century book acts as both a social observation and a deep study of the moral problems that come from the Catholic Church's rule of not allowing clergy to marry. Watson claims that this rule causes corruption and sin, suggesting that it goes against basic human desires. The book uses historical stories and personal stories to point out the bad results of forced celibacy, showing it as a place where clergy become immoral and fake. He talks about how denying natural sexual relationships leads to secret sins, like cheating and abuse, in convents and monasteries. Watson uses different examples, from personal stories to wider social effects, to claim that the problems from celibacy ruin both people and the religious groups they belong to, weakening the Church's moral power.