I'm not a historian, so I couldn't tell you.
But it doesn't really matter either. Let's say what you suggest happens to be true. If the inference is that being celibate is some sort of evil or, at least, lesser state than the married life, the inference is incorrect. Multiple saints and Christ himself are pretty clear on the matter.
Celibacy (
for the sake of the kingdom, not just for its own sake) is an objectively higher form of life than marriage is inasmuch as it reflects that higher state of life lived in Beatitude. (cf. Matt 22:23-30)
