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.
Pada Konsili Lateran yang diadakan di Roma pada 1123 dan 1139, para imam diwajibkan untuk tidak menikah. Dan sampai sekarang, itu menjadi ketetapan resmi Gereja Katolik Roma.