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To: NKP_Vet

Easiest way to start solving that problem is to eliminate celibacy. There really isn’t any biblical basis for it, and it wasn’t always true in the Church anyway. Let priests marry, and I suspect the amount of homosexuality and pederasty would see a sharp decline.


4 posted on 10/19/2018 9:00:57 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

I don’t know. Episcopal Church USA (and its CoE parent) allow married priests... and they seem to attract no shortage of LGBT clergy.


5 posted on 10/19/2018 9:06:05 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Homosexual men do not want to marry women, so eliminating celibacy will accomplish absolutely nothing.


8 posted on 10/19/2018 9:07:57 AM PDT by Deo volente ("Our Independence Day is at hand, and it arrives finally on November 8th." Donald Trump)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

The instances of pederasty is statistically much higher among public school teachers than it is among the Catholic clergy. Celibacy is not the problem.


10 posted on 10/19/2018 9:09:29 AM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

The Eastern Rites Catholics do have traditional married priests.


17 posted on 10/19/2018 9:53:29 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

I see your point, and it introduces another issue - you can only be married to your wife or the Church.

Other denominations make it work i suppose.

I agree with the Abp, homosexuality is killing the Church. The mustard seed parable is coming true - it is a nesting place for crows.


20 posted on 10/19/2018 10:01:38 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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