Clerical celibacy was enforced during the Lateran Councils of 1123 and 1139, which were held in Rome, and it has remained the official position of the Roman Catholic Church to the present day.
सन्‌ 1123 और 1139 में रोम में रखी गयीं लैटर्न परिषदों में यह फैसला किया गया कि पादरियों को कुँवारे ही रहना चाहिए ।