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Clergy and Inquisitors of [[the Holy Order of King Dav]] adhere to a vow of
celibacy. As with many church policies, this has both pragmatic and
spiritual significance. Pragmatically, though this is more of an unspoken
element, Holy Order members, Inquisitors especially, deal with the
unsightly underbelly of [[Lithmore]]'s populace. Additional divisions of
loyalty make this difficult job even harder. Even the clergy are part of
an organization caught in an endless and desperate struggle, and such
powerful potential dilutions of which side they take can bring matters to
catastrophe. A bit more basely, the matter of inheritance for the assets
of the clergy is also clarified this way, with their funds and property
reverting to the mother church.

On a more spiritual side, Urthly attachments are viewed as diminishing the
purity of one's commitment to the Lord. A Davite priest must look ever
forward, towards matters beyond this life, and not be shackled to look back
at the world from which they are meant to guide others. A balance must be
struck, obviously, and in other areas of life, the clergy are encouraged
not to drift too far apart from their fellow man. But marriage is a
powerful, binding alliance that a priest or Inquisitor's oaths of service
prevent them from committing to in full, to the detriment of both the
marriage and their ties to the Lord. Illicit relationships outside of
marriage and courtship are looked upon even more harshly than for the
layperson, as they cannot be salvaged into a proper marriage, and represent
a betrayal of the individual's established [[Sins and Atonement|vows]].

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