[ebb tide]

That pope who allows Luther’s gospel, Kasper’s book openly suggests, is Francis himself.  Hence this pontificate’s Luther-inspired agenda to de-Catholicize the Church, weakening markers such as clerical celibacy for the sake of radical ecumenism.

[ebb tide]

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[Celtic Conservative]

Clerical celibacy is not prohibited by scripture. It is church law and tradition. A law which could be changed easily, would there be the will to do it. St. Paul was quite clear that celibacy was an individual choice.

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[tbw2]

Allowing married priests won’t solve the problem. If it did, Eastern Orthodox groups wouldn’t have trouble recruiting clergy though they allow marriage.

It is partially due to the contraction of the pipeline. Not enough religious education at all levels, insufficient seriousness in defending the worldview and teaching kids to protect and share it. No, that’s considered oppressive and shameful.

The pedophile priests (homosexuals who targeted kids) also choked off the pipeline. I am certain many altar boys would have considered being priests prior to being molested. Then they turned against the Catholic Church. (This is why doing evil in God’s name is the one thing he cannot forgive.) How many potential priests turned their back on the faith or became activists against it because they learned of the sexual abuse?

The problem was tolerating homosexuality and ignoring child abuse.

This is evidenced in the few ultra-conservative seminaries still attracting candidates.

[piusv]

This author talks about “radical” ecumenism. Is this like so-called “radical” Islam? I suspect that she is totally fine with the non-Catholic ecumenism of Vatican II...which is really where all of this started.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Communion for the divorced and ‘remarried’ [comes] first. Then abolition of priestly celibacy, second. Priesthood for women is the ultimate aim, and lastly unification with the Protestants. Then we will have a national German church, independent from Rome. Finally, together with all the Protestants.

At that point, there won't be any Protestants or Catholics left to unite. The Brandmülle/Kasper agenda is clearly the work of the devil himself. May the Lord our God in His infinite mercy save us from this fate we so richly deserve.