The late Italian Cardinal Carlos Martini said the Church is 200 years behind the times and needs a radical transformation.I do not hold out much hope that there will be any great change any time soon.
This is a real debate. I believe "ego" could be a contributing factor. Jesus and his dozen or so rebels have kept women out of the true leadership positions of our day.
So if you were to ask how thi
I fear that this all reads to me like a late 1800's discussion on who should be allowed to light street gas lamps - when the existential challenge to the gaslighters' corps was to prove that the world
I accept the point that possibly the Anglican clergy who became Roman Catholic may not have fully integrated into RC clerical life. Maybe that's a good thing.
I don't for a second things that married
Brian Eyre @5
“If and when a change in the discipline of celibacy comes the walls of the Vatican won’t fall down. It’s good to remember that beginning with Saint Peter there never was a time in
'Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet.'
A half-truth, Brendan: the vast majority of
"Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet. The word is that the transition of a few hun
I feel encouraged by the amount of debate that this topic has generated by Pope Francis and the ACPI. Is it possible that it's the first time there has been real debate about the issue since Pope Paul
34 years ago I got married and ever since I have continued to do pastoral work as I did when I was a celibate priest. In spite of being forgotten by the hierarchy I have never given up doing priestly
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March 27 2017The late Italian Cardinal Carlos Martini said the Church is 200 years behind the times and needs a radical transformation.I do not hold out much hope that there will be any great change any time soon.
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March 27 2017This is a real debate. I believe "ego" could be a contributing factor. Jesus and his dozen or so rebels have kept women out of the true leadership positions of our day. So if you were to ask how thi
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March 27 2017I fear that this all reads to me like a late 1800's discussion on who should be allowed to light street gas lamps - when the existential challenge to the gaslighters' corps was to prove that the world
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March 27 2017I accept the point that possibly the Anglican clergy who became Roman Catholic may not have fully integrated into RC clerical life. Maybe that's a good thing. I don't for a second things that married
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March 27 2017And Nero fiddled while Rome was burning.
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March 27 2017Brian Eyre @5 “If and when a change in the discipline of celibacy comes the walls of the Vatican won’t fall down. It’s good to remember that beginning with Saint Peter there never was a time in
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March 27 2017'Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet.' A half-truth, Brendan: the vast majority of
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March 27 2017"Catholics in England seem to have no problem with married priests and Church authorities seem to have even less, especially as vocations begin to plummet. The word is that the transition of a few hun
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March 27 2017I feel encouraged by the amount of debate that this topic has generated by Pope Francis and the ACPI. Is it possible that it's the first time there has been real debate about the issue since Pope Paul
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March 27 201734 years ago I got married and ever since I have continued to do pastoral work as I did when I was a celibate priest. In spite of being forgotten by the hierarchy I have never given up doing priestly
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