Celibacy

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 vows.